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Chapter 2

Word Count: 669    |    Released on: 30/06/2025

, her voice tight with a fur

e must be so

nt hum of the basement o

" I ask, my voice drip

nd ordering paper towels. I'm in the baseme

them you were eager to learn the business from the very bottom. To

ithout revealing her true, entitled nature. She can' t. The "gratefu

o words clipped and cold. "Thank

sweetly. "Work hard

w he

will find a way to slither u

around me, his handsome face a mask of concern and

ight, baby," he murmu

crawl. I have to fight

orcing a smile. "Think

works. He pulls me closer, playing

"But I'm here. I'll always

rchestrated my parents' "yachting accident," a

d Molly by accident. They got sloppy. This

iancée. I let him "take care of me." I lean on him, making

n the upper floors. Delivering packages that could have been sent throu

cide to surprise Caleb at work. I

arm, her face tilted up in that practiced, adoring way. Caleb

on' t

ayal searing itself into my mind again. This is the

out, my voice in

nic. Caleb' s expression shifts instantly to

ere?" He strides over, kissing me,

about a plumbing issue in th

ly is looking at the floor, the

l, I' m glad you' re taking care of it, C

give her a small, encouraging smile, the sam

nning. Let her think I'

they become, the ha

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