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Chapters
Chapter 1: My Nightmare
Chapter 2: Coldness of a Lion
Chapter 3: His Wrath
Chapter 4: The Cheat
Chapter 5: Feeling of Rejection
Chapter 6: The Cold Meeting
Chapter 7: Distinction Call
Chapter 8: Cold Cup of Coffee
Chapter 9: Tangled Fate
Chapter 10: Pleasure and Pain
Chapter 11: Awkward Beginnings
Chapter 12: Office Politics
Chapter 13: Past Wounds
Chapter 14: Unexpected Ally
Chapter 15: The Second Assignment
Chapter 16: Late Night Work
Chapter 17: Grudging Respect
Chapter 18: Coffee Shop Encounter
Chapter 19: Jane's Observation
Chapter 20: Family Pressure
Chapter 21: The Charity Gala
Chapter 22: Unexpected Rescue
Chapter 23: Mixed Signal
Chapter 24: Mike's Return
Chapter 25: Leonard's Discovery
Chapter 26: The Ultimatum
Chapter 27: Standing Ground
Chapter 28: The Sabotage
Chapter 29: Rising to the Challenge
Chapter 30: Leonard's Confusion
Chapter 31: The Business Crisis
Chapter 32: Working Together
Chapter 33: Vulnerable Moment
Chapter 34: Laura's Insight
Chapter 35: Recognition
Chapter 36: The Board Meeting
Chapter 37: Company Dinner
Chapter 38: Jealousy
Chapter 39: The Confession
Chapter 40: Leonard's Investigation
Chapter 41: Secret Date
Chapter 42: The Accident
Chapter 43: Hospital Vigil
Chapter 44: Recovery
Chapter 45: Back to Reality
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Chapter 44: Recovery
"Laura? Laura, are you awake? Do you need me to call the doctor?"
Laura's consciousness emerged slowly from the fog of sedatives and pain medication, like swimming up through dark water toward a distant light. Leonard's voice was the first thing she registered, followed by the antiseptic smell o...