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Chapter 21 Blood-Stained Press Release

Author: Skyrainbow
last update publish date: 2026-04-09 20:15:15

Lina sat at the oak desk, her eyes fixed on the silver pen Ella had laid out like a surgical tool.

Ella didn't just walk in; she arrived, a specter in a charcoal suit that looked like it had been carved out of stone. She dropped the folder, and the sound it made—a dull, heavy thwack—was the sound of a trap closing.

"Read it," Ella said.

Lina opened the cover. The headline was a masterpiece of corporate fiction: The East Pier Revitalization: A New Chapter for Nova City.

"This isn't a draft, Ella
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