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... d chase after Ashley without hesitation—but no such order came.

Instead, Dominique brought his cigar to his lips, drew in a long breath, and exhaled slowly.

The secretary silently watched the smoke as it sliced through the air in a straight line, then diffused and drifted in the still space.

“Miss Bernice, care to place a bet?”

Dominique’s gaze remained fixed on the window as he spoke.

“How long it’ll take for my son to come crawling back.”

“...You ...

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