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Chapter 41

Author: Marvey_pearl
last update publish date: 2026-06-19 21:26:28

The drive back from the school took less than thirty minutes.

Margaret spent most of it looking out the window.

The driver spoke once to ask whether she wanted to stop anywhere before returning home.

She shook her head.

The rest of the journey passed without conversation.

By the time the car turned through the estate gates, one name had followed her all the way home.

Beaumont.

Margaret stepped inside the house and handed her coat to a member of staff before continuing toward the sitting room.

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