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Chapter 7 The Ground Rules
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mbient sounds of the Manor. It wasn't just a door; it was a physical barrier
the door clicked. He walked to a desk
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1 Chapter 1 The Weight of Debt2 Chapter 2 The Calculated Exchange3 Chapter 3 The Price of Survival4 Chapter 4 The Cold Bargain5 Chapter 5 The Transformation6 Chapter 6 Conti Manor7 Chapter 7 The Ground Rules8 Chapter 8 First Encounter: Arthur Conti9 Chapter 9 The Weight of Expectation10 Chapter 10 Public Debut and First Touch11 Chapter 11 The Contract Kiss12 Chapter 12 A Confidante and a Warning13 Chapter 13 Leo's Progress14 Chapter 14 Meeting Victoria: The Wolf in Cashmere15 Chapter 15 Business and Boundaries16 Chapter 16 Unscripted Laughter17 Chapter 17 The Shared Office18 Chapter 18 Victoria's Outreach: The Wolf in Cashmere19 Chapter 19 A Glimpse of the Boy20 Chapter 20 Lucas Gray Introduces Himself21 Chapter 21 The Jealous Glance22 Chapter 22 Conti History: The Betrayal23 Chapter 23 The First Fight24 Chapter 24 Leo's Progress: The Gilded Landing25 Chapter 25 The Room with the Stars26 Chapter 26 A Shared Responsibility27 Chapter 27 The Late-Night Fever28 Chapter 28 The Unspoken Thank You29 Chapter 29 Victoria's Fishing Expedition30 Chapter 30 The Business Trip and Missed Calls31 Chapter 31 The Intimacy of Silence32 Chapter 32 The Unexpected Protector33 Chapter 33 Searching for a Memory34 Chapter 34 A Night on the Town (The Real Performance)35 Chapter 35 Shared Quarters, Separate Beds36 Chapter 36 Lucas's Confession37 Chapter 37 The Almost Confession38 Chapter 38 A Day Trip for Leo39 Chapter 39 The Childhood Scar40 Chapter 40 The Line Blurs41 Chapter 41 The Forced Intimacy Escalates42 Chapter 42 Denial and Retreat43 Chapter 43 Arthur's Approval44 Chapter 44 Victoria Executes Step One45 Chapter 45 Shared Vulnerability46 Chapter 46 The First Night47 Chapter 47 The Morning After48 Chapter 48 The Loophole49 Chapter 49 Lucas's Plea50 Chapter 50 The Point of No Return51 Chapter 51 The Setup52 Chapter 52 The Compromising Scene53 Chapter 53 The Deepfake54 Chapter 54 The Delivery55 Chapter 55 Alessandro's Collapse56 Chapter 56 The Brutal Confrontation57 Chapter 57 The Contract is Broken58 Chapter 58 The Walk of Shame59 Chapter 59 The Silent Guilt60 Chapter 60 Arthur's Fury61 Chapter 61 The Deathbed62 Chapter 62 Farewell, My Star63 Chapter 63 The Empty Apartment64 Chapter 64 The Secret Discovery65 Chapter 65 The New Reason66 Chapter 66 The Void and the Guilt67 Chapter 67 Questioning the Video68 Chapter 68 The Initial Lead69 Chapter 69 Lucas's Confession70 Chapter 70 The Crushing Truth71 Chapter 71 Retribution and Isolation72 Chapter 72 The Relentless, Failed Pursuit73 Chapter 73 A Mother's Determination74 Chapter 74 The Empty Apartment Revealed75 Chapter 75 The Discovery of Pregnancy76 Chapter 76 The Protective Shield77 Chapter 77 Arthur's Wisdom and Penance78 Chapter 78 The Quiet Coast79 Chapter 79 The Birth of Amelia80 Chapter 80 Two Years of Silence (Major Time Jump)81 Chapter 81 The Lingering Absence82 Chapter 82 The Accidental Sighting83 Chapter 83 The Final Lead84 Chapter 84 First Glimpse of His Son85 Chapter 85 The Silent Penance86 Chapter 86 The Unexpected Customer87 Chapter 87 The Introduction and the Lie88 Chapter 88 The Stalker89 Chapter 89 The Groveling Begins: Small Acts90 Chapter 90 The Demand for Truth91 Chapter 91 The Paternity Confrontation92 Chapter 92 The First Supervised Visit93 Chapter 93 The Shared Grief94 Chapter 94 Mia's Intervention95 Chapter 95 The Temptation and Retreat96 Chapter 96 The Confession of Love97 Chapter 97 The Tipping Point98 Chapter 98 The First Night of Forgiveness99 Chapter 99 Building the Foundation100 Chapter 100 The Proposal of Trust