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Chapter 44

Author: Piemar
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The sky had already turned dark when Harry finally realized Arabella hadn’t come home. A wave of irritation rose in his chest—she had broken her promise. Again.

She said she wouldn’t come home late. Yet here they were.

Dinner time rolled around. Still no sign of her.

The dining room was painfully quiet. Harry ate alone, the clinking of silverware against his plate the only sound in the room.

Jimmy, noticing the tension on his master's face, finally gathered the courage to approach.

“Sir Harry, should I give Miss Arabella a call?” he asked cautiously.

Harry didn’t answer. His grip on the spoon tightened, veins bulging visibly on the back of his hand.

He wanted to call her. But his pride held him back. Even so, a growing unease gnawed at him. She hadn’t even sent a message.

As the minutes ticked by, thunder rumbled in the distance. Rain was coming.

With a frustrated sigh, Harry dropped the spoon and reached for his phone. He couldn’t take it anymore.

[Bella, where are you?]

His voice wa
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