Chapter 23: The Company Dinner
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Updated : Sep 20th, 2025
I waited five days, and Marlee didn't even acknowledge me.
I messaged her; no response. I called, and she just let it ring. My emotions seesawed between hope and dread.
Women were impossible to read, their thoughts slipping right through your fingers, no matter how hard you tried to hold on.
Almost every day, I checked Marlee's phone and laptop.
The diary on her computer hadn't been updated. Late at night, when everything was quiet, she'd read a couple of chapters of a novel.
On her phone,...
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Contents
House of Blossoms and Lust
Chapter 1: Hacker
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 2: Good and Evil
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 3: Play Hero
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 4: A Turning Point
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 5: Impulse
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 6: Diary
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 7: Novel
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 8: Examining The Injury
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 9: Everything Within My Control
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 10: The Monster Inside Me
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 11: On The Bus
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 12: Interview
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 13: Shanton Hotel
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 14: Brock's Computer
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 15: Warning
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 16: Network Administrator
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 17: Panda Virus
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 18: My Mentor
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 19: Candles
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 20: Confession
Sep 18th, 2025
Chapter 21: Marlee's Response
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 22: A Knock At The Door
Sep 19th, 2025
Chapter 23: The Company Dinner
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 24: A Shower
Sep 20th, 2025
Chapter 25: Injured
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 26: Submission
Sep 21st, 2025
Chapter 27: Dislocation
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 28: Tonight Looked Promising
Sep 22nd, 2025
Chapter 29: Make It Up To Me
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 30: Moving Chairs
Sep 23rd, 2025
Chapter 31: The New Colleague
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 32: Trust-Fund Kid
Sep 24th, 2025
Chapter 33: The Plan
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 34: Taking Photos
Sep 25th, 2025
Chapter 35: Taking A Beating
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 36: Hand Job
Sep 26th, 2025
Chapter 37: The Caregiver
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 38: Scheming
Sep 27th, 2025
Chapter 39: Suspicion
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 40: Forgiveness
Sep 28th, 2025
Chapter 41: The First Time
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 42: Ice Cream
Sep 29th, 2025
Chapter 43: Wilson's Daughter
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 44: In Sync
Sep 30th, 2025
Chapter 45: Madness
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 46: Threesome
Oct 1st, 2025
Chapter 47: Heart In Knots
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 48: Brock's Plan
Oct 2nd, 2025
Chapter 49: The Ruse
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 50: A Drink Of Water
Oct 3rd, 2025
Chapter 51: When the Drug Kicks In
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 52: Intervention
Oct 4th, 2025
Chapter 53: The Beast
Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 54: The Man in Black
Oct 5th, 2025
Chapter 55: Guillermo
Oct 6th, 2025
Chapter 56: A New Diary
Oct 6th, 2025
Chapter 57: Quite a Rush
Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 58: A Hint of a Smile
Oct 7th, 2025
Chapter 59: All My Energy Converged
Oct 8th, 2025
Chapter 60: Had Enough
Oct 8th, 2025
Chapter 61: Back to Work
Oct 9th, 2025
Chapter 62: Drink More Hot Water
Oct 9th, 2025
Chapter 63: Sparring
Oct 10th, 2025
Chapter 64: Fools Rush In
Oct 10th, 2025
Chapter 65: Action
Oct 11th, 2025
Chapter 66: The Gift
Oct 11th, 2025
Chapter 67: In Public
Oct 12th, 2025
Chapter 68: Teasing Little Minx
Oct 12th, 2025
Chapter 69: Police
Oct 13th, 2025
Chapter 70: The Slap
Oct 13th, 2025
Chapter 71: Coward
Oct 14th, 2025
Chapter 72: Her Attitude Warmed Up
Oct 14th, 2025
Chapter 73: Signing Up to Train
Oct 15th, 2025
Chapter 74: A Call from Melody Spears
Oct 15th, 2025
Chapter 75: Trouble
Oct 16th, 2025
Chapter 76: Promotion
Oct 16th, 2025
Chapter 77: A Sinking Feeling
Oct 17th, 2025
Chapter 78: Choice and Trust
Oct 17th, 2025
Chapter 79: Confession
Oct 18th, 2025
Chapter 80: A Familiar Face
Oct 18th, 2025
Chapter 81: A Faint Trail
Mar 31st, 2026
Chapter 82: An Unholy Alliance
Mar 31st, 2026
Chapter 83: The Beast at the Door
Mar 31st, 2026
Chapter 84: A Dawn of Scars
Mar 31st, 2026
Chapter 85: A House of New Beginnings
Mar 31st, 2026
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