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Chapter 97

Author: Jademoon
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Chapter 97

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“Dad, I'm back!” Yasmin called out as she walked into the house, but she stopped right in her tracks when she saw that apart from her father, there was someone else inside the house.

She instantly dropped her head into a low bow and greeted, “Sir Ethan.”

“Ah… Yasmin, you've grown so much since the last time I saw you.” Ethan waved his hands dismissively, “You can be at ease, there's no need for all these formalities between us.”

Yasmin straightened slowly, her expression carefully neutral as she studied the man before her. Ethan Caprienne, the man who had given them the chance to take care of Nyx. Even among the powerful, his name carried weight. He was a man who rarely left the main estate unless it was for something significant. And if he was here, that meant whatever he came for wasn’t just a casual visit. He was probably here to ask about how the stuff with Nyx is going.

Her father sat across from Ethan, his fingers interlocked on the table. He glance
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