Chapter 481

Juliette's POV

I was lying in bed beside Dominic, the soft glow of the bedside lamp casting gentle shadows across the room. My seven-month belly made it hard to find a comfortable position to sleep in, but it wasn't the physical discomfort that kept me awake that night.

"Since my father's funeral, I haven't seen my mother," I said, breaking the comfortable silence that had settled between us.

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