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Chapter 31 The Unexpected Reunion
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2026-06-03 08:00:26Mich's POV
Hindi ko pa rin maalis ang tingin ko sa kanya. Si Zane. Nakatayo siya sa kabilang bahagi ng ballroom habang hawak ang isang baso ng whiskey. At nakatingin siya sa akin. Diretso. Parang hindi rin siya makapaniwala sa nakikita niya. Tatlong taon. Tatlong taon na ang lumipas mula nang huli ko siyang makita. Tatlong taon mula nang umalis ako nang hindi nagpapaalam. Tatlong taon mula nang magdesisyon akong iwan sa nakaraan ang lahat ng nangyari no
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The tires of Zane’s sports car screeched against the concrete pavement of the penthouse basement. He didn't even wait for the valet, slamming the door shut as he ran toward the private elevator. His heart was hammering against his ribs, not from the exhaustion of the grueling financial war he had just won, but from an overwhelming, electric rush of excitement. He clutched the signed release documents tightly in his hand—the literal proof of his freedom, the paper that broke the chains of his family’s control and erased Veronica Delos Reyes from his future entirely. "Mich!" Zane called out the moment the elevator doors slid open directly into the penthouse. His deep voice echoed through the vast, open space, carrying a rare, breathless warmth. "Mich, I'm home! It's over." But no one answered. The heavy silence that greeted him felt like an icy bucket of water poured over his skin. The floor-to-ceiling windows showed the pristine afternoon sun, but the apartment felt ch
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The next three days felt like a blur of intense corporate maneuvers and quiet domestic heartbreak. Following the terms of the secret agreement, Zane barely slept. He stayed locked in his private war room, systematically injecting his independent capital to absorb the panic selling of the Villanueva Group shares. Slowly but surely, the stock market began to react to his massive financial intervention. The aggressive bleeding stopped, and the numbers finally greened. He was successfully stabilizing the very empire that had tried to hollow him out—buying his freedom one billion pesos at a time.But while Zane was winning the financial war, he was losing the emotional timeline.Mich spent those three days pretending to be strong, running Serafina Studios with a calm mask while her internal world was completely disintegrating. She could see the sheer exhaustion lining Zane’s face every time he returned to the penthouse. He was spreading himself too thin, fighting his father, hand
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Mich's POVThe moment I saw the name on Zane's phone, something inside me tightened.Veronica.Hindi ko kilala nang personal ang babae. Hindi pa. Pero sapat na ang pangalan para maalala ko ang mga bagay na pilit kong hindi iniisip simula nang magkita kaming muli ni Zane.Reality.
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