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CHAPTER 150 — AFTER

Author: Ruthie
last update publish date: 2026-04-21 15:50:12

THIRD PERSON POV

"Is she dead?"

Donald asked it the moment Rebecca walked through the door. He was standing by the window, still dressed from the morning, his eyes moving straight to her face the way they always did when he was looking for something specific.

"Yes," Rebecca said.

He looked at her for a long moment. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." She set her jacket over the back of the chair and sat down. "It's done."

He watched her. She was calm. Not the brittle, performance, kind of calm that
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