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Chapter 133

Penulis: Calister Wealth
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-09 04:18:12

"Your mother died protecting you. From Victor Voss."

The words hung in the air like a blade. Eli stood frozen in the middle of the warehouse, his heart pounding, his mind racing. Adrian stood across from him, holding a letter. Old. Yellowed. Worn.

"That's not true," Eli said.

"It is true." Adrian held up the letter. "She wrote this. The day before she died. She wanted you to know."

"Know what?"

"That she loved you. That she chose you. That she died so you could live."

Eli stared at the letter.
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