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Chapter 68

Author: Dhaemmah
last update publish date: 2026-05-29 07:44:15

AVA

I settled for a sundress, then headed downstairs.

Lucien was already in the dining hall, seated at the head of the table.

His eyes were closed, like he was meditating but something about the way he sat told me he wasn’t really relaxed.

Everything around him was perfectly arranged. The table setting, the chairs, even the distance between each item, it all looked measured.

There were four workers around him, including the woman from earlier. The moment they saw me, they all straightened and b
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