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Chapter 13

Author: Kimberly Ingrid
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-01-23 16:25:37

ESMERALDA'S POV

I wake up to Lila sitting beside the couch, watching me with worried eyes.

"Morning," she says softly.

"What time is it?"

"Almost noon. You slept for sixteen hours."

I don't remember falling asleep. Don't remember anything after the crying stopped.

The divorce papers are on the coffee table. Julian must have had them delivered while I was asleep.

There's a note attached in his assistant's handwriting: Mr. Voss requests that these be signed and returned by end of business today.
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