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Chapter Forty-Two: When the Past Comes Knocking

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-13 20:06:19

Drent

I had finally taken Dija down and destroyed her plan to ruin everything. It hadn't been easy. She was one small but incredibly destructive force, and even now I couldn't believe how much chaos she had managed to create.

With the help of my team, she had finally been arrested and taken off my plate. I rewarded every member of the team with a million dollars each for their help. Javier got even more. He had been relentless throughout the entire operation, and without him, things could have
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