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Chapter 175

Author: Demsie
last update publish date: 2026-07-30 14:22:36

The courthouse steps were already crowded when Jeff found Claire.

She was standing to the side of the main entrance with Richard, her coat buttoned against the cold, her face composed in the particular way it went composed before something difficult, and when she saw Jeff coming toward her she said something to Richard who nodded and moved away.

Jeff reached her and stopped in front of her.

"I need to tell you something." He said. "Before we go in."

She looked at him and waited, from the look o
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