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Chapter 55. Doomed Before It Began

Auteur: J Cruz
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Pepper POV

“Are you crying?” Althea asked suspiciously when she noticed Victor’s glistening eyes.

“No.” Victor denied immediately.

He must have been embarrassed that Althea and I witnessed his moment of weakness, that he quickly spun around, evading our watchful gazes.

“Don’t be sad.”

Althea pulled on the hem of his shirt to get his attention.

Victor turned his head in the direction of our little speaker.

“I am not sad, sweetie. I am happy.”

Althea pursed her lips. She had a thoughtful expression on her face that said she did not believe a word Victor said.

“Happy people don’t cry.”

“And….” she trailed off, making Victor and me gaze at her in rapt attention, waiting for what she had to say like we were both waiting for a judge’s verdict after a trial.

“Don’t call me sweetie. I am a big girl now. My name’s Thea. That’s what Mommy and my brothers call me.”

We were both stunned.

Victor and I were reduced to silence after hearing the verdict of our daughter.

It was as if she were giving
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