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CHAPTER 23: THE MONEY TRAIT

Author: Shii Empress
last update publish date: 2026-08-14 21:08:48

Hayden remained in the library long after Lyra had left. The house had fallen quiet again, but Richard’s words refused to leave him. When she asks the right questions, give her the truth. For years, he had treated that promise like a burden he could delay, but not anymore. Lyra was digging deeper. She noticed the gaps in his stories, and she was already beginning to realise that Richard’s death hadn’t been an accident.

Soon, she would want to know everything.

Hayden sat down and rested the enve
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