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Chapter 29

Penulis: Marywan
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-02 17:13:49

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I kicked off my shoes the moment I walked into my penthouse, one that now felt empty without her as much as I hated to admit it.

The victory with Nakamura didn’t feel like victory, rather, I saw it as an investment. But a very stupid one that I had to make to save my ego.

I poured myself a glass of whiskey. Bianca would have hated the sight of me drinking. She was always nagging me about it, saying it was a bad for my kidneys. I used to find it endearing. How much she cared.

I had
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