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Chapter 19

Laugh remained frozen, his hand rising slowly to touch his reddening cheek, stunned duele written across his unshaven face.

“You’re… real?” he whispered, staring at her as if she might evaporate

Ariana had reached her absolute limit with this absurd day. She laughed a sharp, brittle sound utterly

devoid of humor.

“Real? Sure. Apparently I’m trapped in a real–life horror movie where my supposed death wasn’t enough to get you out of my life.”

Without deigning to look at him again, she pivoted sharply toward the staircase.

“Ariana, wait–please!”

Luigi lunged after her, alcohol and desperation making his movements clumsy. As he grabbed for her wrist, the combination of his unsteady state and her quick evasion created disaster–her foot slipped on the polished marble step.

“Look out!”

Despite his impaired reflexes, Luigi managed to pull her against him as they fell, positioning his body to take the impact.

Their bodies hit the marble stairs with a sickening thud that echoed through the foyer.

Cushioned by Luigi’s intervention, Ariana escaped with minor disorientation. Luigi, however, wasn’t as fortunate–a crimson stain began spreading across the white marble beneath his head.

“Sir!” Davis’s horrified voice cut through the sudden stunned silence.

erupted into controlled chaos as medical protocols were activated. Within fifteen minutes, both were being loaded into separate

decided it was finally time to execute her

and headed confidently for the main entrance, only to find her path. blocked by two female security staff in business attire.

into glacial contempt. “Move.”

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premises without Mr.

escap felony choice.”

trying to hold me prisoner?

attempted to push past them toward the massive front doors.

a clearly unwilling woman, the security team hesitated to use force, instead trailing after her

Maggiore

accelerated Ariana’s determined stride toward the gates.

sedan with tinted windows glided to a stop directly in her path. The rear door swung open to reveal Laulgi–pale

with an unsettling combination of relief and possession.

her features. “It makes my skin crawl hearing it in your voice.”

confrontation with Luigi. She’d recognized the reality

or influence.

if they did encounter. each other, nothing that might escalate the situation or draw his focus.

be misinterpreted. Her silence

she systematically ignored. When blocked, he’d found new channels, seemingly

abandoned even the pretense of boundaries–attempting to literally imprison her in his

she demanded, years of suppressed fury

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