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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.

*****

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

year now, but the

running the Ashford Group with little interference from

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

Chris nodded.

him?”

yet,” Chris

a meeting with Lucano’s assistant, but so far, there had been no response.

expression darkened. “Jackson

brows furrowed.

birthday banquet,”

was clear displeasure in Fred’s voice. “Is

cancellation. Olivia’s return was no longer

before he quickly replied,

three days, and you still have not met him. Do you have any idea how many people

Chris said steadily.

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exhaling a puff of smoke, his gaze turning even sharper. “If you really like Olivia, keep her

the sentence, but Chris understood the

had been

a major scene, and the entire Ashford family had issued a

His tone was not

hand dismissively. “Go.”

simple words, yet every one of them

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