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The stranger

Penulis: Black Pearlll
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-13 23:50:27
Natalie's pov

I sat down in the bus, mulling over what it was I just saw now. The students in the bus were loud, jokes and conversation, floating around the bus.

Yet none of it reached me. My mind remained inside Law Pharmaceuticals.

My brain, replaying that code over and over again.

Not for Export.

Tristan. The stranger and The black folder.

Kian.

The name came to me once. That was when I realized he wasn't on the bus with us. Since he walked away, I hadn't seen him again.

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