His Last Lie
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Last published Tue, Jul 22, 2025
He left me everything-his fortune, his company, his legacy.
But not himself.
Adrian Lim was brilliant, untouchable, and entirely too dangerous for someone like me. And somehow, he loved me anyway.
Now he's gone.
At least... that's what they say.
Grief is supposed to be clean. Mine isn't. It's messy, bitter, and tangled up in the empire he left behind-and the secrets buried in his absence. Everyone tells me to move on, but how can I when I keep finding pieces of him hidden in places he never let me touch?
His name opens doors. But it also paints a target on my back.
And just when I start to find my footing, I discover something that changes everything.
Maybe Adrian isn't as gone as I thought.
Maybe the real story hasn't even started yet.
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