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Chapter 456: Beatrice’s Grief
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2026-03-21 22:59:08Beatrice did not attend the confrontation.
She listened to it later, alone, in a quiet room with the door closed and the curtains drawn. No one interrupted. No one hovered. This was not a moment that could be shared.
The recording played without commentary.
She heard the pauses first. The places where language faltered, where justific
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