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Chapter 8

Author: Lisa
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-06 09:02:21

The house was too quiet.

I stood in the foyer, my back pressed against the closed door, listening to the silence. My parents' car had long since disappeared down the driveway. The staff had been given the week off—Mom's idea, something about giving me "space and independence."

If only she knew.

I pushed off the door and walked through the empty rooms. The living room. The kitchen. The study where Dad spent most of his evenings. Everything looked the same. Everything felt different.

I was alone.
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