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Chapter 14

Author: Miss_zara
last update publish date: 2026-06-14 22:37:33

Xander's POV

For the first time in what felt like forever, I was in a good mood. I was not the one you'd call happy, but there was a satisfying release inside me.

I was by the big windows of my penthouse apartment with my arm tucked in my pocket, gazing down at all the lights that lit up the sprawling city and within my heart I felt a sense of tranquility.

I myself had promoted bella. Even though there were so many requests and applicants for the sectary position in the executive floor, but I
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