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Chapter 223

Author: Flower Sock
Gregory loomed over Anathea, looking down at the woman in front of him.

Anathea's dress was modest, but somehow it still effortlessly stirred something in him.

He reached out and lifted the hem of her dress, his broad hand resting on her thigh. When he felt the sharpness of bone beneath his palm, he paused.

She'd lost weight.

The bit of flesh she'd regained during her time in Syntherra seemed to have worn away again since they'd returned to Castenea—to Sinclair Villa.

He frowned slightly, and a trace of something like heartache flickered in his eyes. It was so brief he didn't even notice it.

Anathea pressed his hand down, her tone calm. "If we don't leave now, we'll be late. Mr. Price dislikes partners who aren't punctual."

"You know a lot about him," Gregory remarked with a cold chuckle, his voice carrying a faint, almost imperceptible edge of jealousy.

"It's just information Martin gave me. I memorized it, that's all."

Anathea handed him the freshly pressed clothes. "Go chan
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