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Chapter 217: Unfit in the Opulent Setting
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The air inside the Mc Queen designer store hung heavy with the scent of luxury. Crystal chandeliers sparkled overhead, casting a warm glow on the polished marble floors. The walls were adorned with framed sketches of haute couture, each stroke of the designer's pen a testament to elegance and excess.

James Robert who stepped through the glass doors didn't fit the opulent setting. He was was wearing a faded jeans clung to his lean frame, and a plain black T-shirt stretched across his broad shoulders. His unruly hair fell into his eyes, and he pushed it back with a self-conscious gesture. No one spared him a second glance; he was just another lost soul in a sea of tailored suits and stiletto heels.

But appearances can be deceiving.

He was a billionaire who had a secret, one that he reveled in. He loved to play the part of the unassuming wanderer, the man who slipped through the cracks of society's expectations. His wealth was a well-guarded secret, hidden behind layers of thrift-store
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