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2025-04-16 13:52:47Just as Serena stepped out of the Beckett Corp building, her phone suddenly rang—its ringtone muffled, echoing somewhere in her bag. Her heart skipped. Could it be Clint? Maybe he’d changed his mind… maybe he wanted her to come back and finalize the divorce after all.
She quickly fumbled through her bag, digging for her phone.
But by the time she found it, the call had already ended. Missed it.
Her screen lit up with a name—Xavier.
The moment she saw it, her breath hitched. Those words he once told her came rushing back: “I’ll give you my life if you want it!”
Her fingers tightened around the phone. Her pulse quickened. Should she call him back?
Before she could decide, the phone lit up again.
Xavier.
Ringing.
Serena took a deep breath, swiped to answer, and said sharply, “What do you want?”
“Where are you?” came that fam
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