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Chapter 209: The Architect.

last update publish date: 2026-06-08 18:39:25

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The usual place was a private dining room on the fourth floor of the Ashworth Club, a members-only establishment in the old financial district where the annual dues cost more than most people's mortgages and the staff had been trained to forget every face that walked through the door.

Gregory Hart arrived twelve minutes early because he was terrified, and terrified men tend to be punctual.

The maître d' led him through the main dining room without making eye contact, past table
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