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Chapter 74

Author: Dark Pen
last update publish date: 2026-03-05 02:48:34

Devin POV

"Pick up the damn call!" Stella's name pops up on my phone.

Stella is stepping on my nerves.

"It is either you return home or we allow the press to consume you. I don't think any of this is going to be pleasant to you but what can I say?" Her message dances over my phone screen.

Anyone with their head intact will know for sure that Stella has even more sinister plans for me. She might be hurting, and my family is also doing the same, but that doesn't mean that she has forgiven me
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