Chapter 29: The Last Straw

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(Juliette's POV) I pushed the door open and walked in. Something felt off before I'd even taken two steps. There was a scent in the air - faint, almost nothing. But I knew it. Bianca's perfume. I'd been around it enough times to recognize it anywhere. Dominic moved toward me. He positioned himself slightly, not obviously, just enough to redirect my line of sight. "Hey," he said. His voice was calm. "Bianca was here earlier with her agent. They came to sort out the contract termination paperwork. She just left." He looked at me steadily. No flicker in his eyes, no hesitation. I let it go. I was too exhausted to pull at that thread right now. I had other things to say. I sat down on the sofa and started talking. I told him everything. Arthur in the lobby, all that careful concern, th

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