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Chapter 45

Author: LadyBee
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-25 05:09:48

Cassie’s POV

After that, Ledger hurried to practice while Dorothy drove me back home.

“Thanks for the ride,” I said, already opening the car door.

“Wait,” Dorothy called out before I could step out completely. She pointed to the back seat. “There’s a box back there. That’s for you.”

I turned and pulled it into my lap, confused. “What is this?”

“Your dress. For tonight.”

My brows lifted. “You guys wear actual dresses for family dinners?”

Dorothy gave a light shrug. “You’ll get used to it.”

Right. Of course. I was still wrapping my head around the idea of needing fancy dresses for things like dinner. I nodded back without another word and got out with the box in hand.

Once I was settled inside, I spent the next few hours working on a rough article for the student press. It was a half-baked piece on team rivalries, but my brain just needed something else to focus on for a while.

By late afternoon, I heard a knock at the door.

I pulled it open and blinked. “Alison?”

She was holding a slee
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