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At the Ashford residence, Grace frowned as she spotted the cast on Chris‘ arm. “What did you do this time? And what about that bruise on your face?”

After two nights of fighting with Sebastian, the bruise on Chris‘ face had turned even nastier.

His arm, now in a cast, made it clear that the fight had not ended in his favor.

“It’s nothing,” Chris said flatly. “Why are you here so late?”

“Your father wants to see you. He’s waiting in the study,” Grace replied.

Chris gave a slight nod and turned to head upstairs.

Grace watched him go, her gaze lingering on his cast, her expression unreadable.

She turned to the butler beside her. “I need to see Kevin.”

“Understood,” he nodded and left.

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Upstairs, as soon as Chris stepped into the study, the heavy scent of smoke hit him.

for a year now, but the air of authority still clung

year, Chris had been running the Ashford Group with little interference from

locked onto him. “The heir to the Lucano family from Fiorenza

Chris nodded.

you met him?”

yet,” Chris

a meeting with Lucano’s assistant, but so far, there had

“Jackson met him.”

furrowed. “What?”

birthday banquet,” said

in Fred’s voice.

announced the engagement cancellation. Olivia’s

second before he quickly replied, “This has nothing to do with Olivia. I am handling

scoffed. “He has been in town for three days, and you still have not met him. Do you have any idea how many people are after what he has?”

know,” Chris

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turning even sharper. “If you really like Olivia, keep her as a distraction. But if

but Chris

it had been the

and the entire Ashford

His tone was not exactly respectful but it

a hand dismissively.

of them carried a weight Chris

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