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Chapter 114 - Paterfamilias

Valentine sits slouched on the couch in the brightly lit living room, a glass of bourbon resting limply in his hand, his eyes skimming over the pages of a book he has been pretending to read for hours. What Women Want by Dr. Shelley Hollameday — a futile attempt at self-improvement after the disaster with Selena.

He isn’t really reading, though. His mind drifts, replaying the scene between him and Jason over and over again: Jason’s biting words, the rejection, and Selena’s cold, dismissive glance. A gnawing ache lingers in his chest, the same one that has hollowed him out since that fateful night. He feels like a ghost in his own life, retreating deeper into the mansion that once felt like a refuge but now feels more like a gilded prison.

On the other side of the room, Chloe lounges on the plush couch, laughing at the screen as "Sex and the City" blares on the television. Her vibrant energy seems at odds with Valentine’s silent brooding, but her joy is infectious. She has been spendin
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