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Chapter Fifteen: The Misunderstanding
Author: Suni
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Rebecca lay unconscious in the wreckage of the broken table, surrounded by shattered glass and spilled champagne.

Her face was already swelling where Navine's hand had connected and a dark bruise blooming across her cheek.

The entire lobby had gone silent.

Everyone stared at Navine in shock.

Then, slowly, the whispers began.

"Did you see that?"

"He just... he just hit her!"

"One slap and she went flying!"

"My God, how strong is he?"

But not all the whispers were fearful.

Some of the women in t
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