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CHAPTER 26: Comfort

Author: Bryan King
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-27 22:26:07

Liya quickly had her bath and headed to Aria's room. She was barely in the mood for breakfast. All she wanted to do was spend some time with the little girl. Just as she was heading there, she walked past Aldo in the hallway.

She opened her mouth to greet him, but the look that he gave her made her shut her mouth immediately. She wanted to go after him and ask him what was wrong, but she knew better than to do that.

She couldn't push away the feeling that something had happened. Something that had shaken him. Something that couldn't have been easily fixed.

Liya knocked, trying to smile as she got into Aria's room. Aria was already up and refreshed, reading a book on her bed. Liya tried observing every single action that Aria made, trying to see if she noticed that something was going on with her brother. But Aria seemed like she was oblivious to whatever had happened to Aldo.

“Have you read Frieda McFadden's newest book?” She asked out of excitement.

“Yes, I have,” Liya said, try
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