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Chapter 169

Author: Lana Mora
last update publish date: 2026-06-28 08:10:43

Third Person's POV

"What is it?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend. The company arranged an executive team-building retreat, and everyone attending is bringing their families."

He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes hiding the flicker of guilt in his gaze. "Today, when I brought Dash to the office and PR posted the photos, it suppressed a lot of the rumors. The PR department suggested that we attend the retreat together tomorrow to take this opportunity to completely crush the gossip about our separati
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