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Chapter 6

Auteur: Tulle
Tears streamed down Yvonne's face as she gasped for breath. "I-I'm really sick…"

One look at her guilty expression, and Mom understood everything. "We treated you like our own for more than 20 years, and yet you stole my daughter's place. Even then, you still weren't satisfied! How could you do this to Whitney?"

Panic gripped Yvonne. "Mom! I don't want to die… Only Whitney can save me."

"What kind of remedy requires the blood of your sister's baby?" Dad said coldly. "You've been leading us on this whole time, tricking us into taking desperate measures!"

"Security! Take her away," Luke barked.

"If you claim you'll die within three days without fetal blood, then we'll just keep you locked up until the day your poison runs its course," he continued, sounding eerily calm.

Yvonne's legs gave out. "No! Mom, Dad, am I not your daughter? You always said I was your favorite!"

"You're not anymore," Dad said, tears welling in his eyes. "You've changed. If Whitney were still alive, I'd do
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