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Chapter 80 Holding back

Author: Ria M
last update publish date: 2026-03-29 22:55:43

(Rayner)

I step out to take a call, relief washing over me the moment I’m away from Stella.

For a few seconds, I can breathe.

Grandpa’s words replay in my mind, and I try to steady myself.

It’s only for a few months.

Just a few months.

Once the deal with her father’s company is done, I’m free from all of this.

Then his other words follow: You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to. You can always reject it and I’ll just look for a way around it.

I inhale deeply, the cool evening air filling
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