Pleonexia
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MatureOngoing3h 48m
Last published Thu, Jul 17, 2025
What would you do for the taste of power? Would you sacrifice everything, succumbing to greed? Or would you try to stand the moral high ground and renounce the power?
Cassie, a city girl in her late twenties, finds herself on the brink of bankruptcy after being fired from her job by her egotistical boss. After a fateful encounter with an old friend, she decides to start her own business. Little did she know the fate of power and greed that awaited her down this path.
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