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CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR

Penulis: Angela Wilbert
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-03 16:16:50

POV: Natalie

The silence that came after my dad's words seemed powerful enough to consume me.

"It's time you knew."

But then….. nothing. He didn't say another word. He just sat there, staring at the floor, his face pale and unreadable, his fists clutched in front of him as if he was holding on to something only he could see.

My heart pounded harder with each second. I wanted to scream. To shake him. To make him confess right then and there. But I just had to wait. My father was the type of man who liked to be in control, he didn't speak until he was ready.

And yet, this time felt different. He wasn't silent because he was choosing to be. He was silent because he was fighting inside himself.

Finally, he sat back, exhaling slowly, his eyes closing as if the weight of the whole world rested on his shoulders.

“Natalie,” he said softly, “there are pieces of this puzzle that I… I myself don’t fully understand.”

The words cut deeper than I expected. My throat tightened. “What do you mean you
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