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A second chance!

Author: Ava
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-03 23:49:35

Dante’s POV

Evelyn waited, as I knew she would.

The boardroom door clicked shut behind the last departing executive, sealing us in a silence that felt heavier than the polished mahogany table between us. I didn't acknowledge her immediately, letting the quiet stretch like a taut wire, my eyes fixed on the tablet screen where charts and projections glowed in sterile blue light. The air hummed with the low drone of the ventilation system, carrying the faint remnants of coffee and cologne from th
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