Chapter 716

The air in the study felt frozen. An hourglass rested on the desk, its soft ticking echoing through the room as sand slipped steadily downward. The warped glass caught Miriam Mercer's face in a strange, distorted reflection.

The harsh look on her face slowly eased.

She sighed and said, "Declan, I just don't want you to get in too deep. You two just aren't right for each other anymore."

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