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Chapter 83

Author: Babyesther
last update publish date: 2026-01-27 07:03:06

CARTER

I ignored the call the first time and let it ring out.

I was sitting at my desk, with files spread open in a way that would make me look productive if anyone entered my office. My mind hasn’t been in the room all day. It’s been circling the same things, Eli’s quiet tension, the ethics board’s measured pause, They hadn’t been on my neck in a week and a few days. I was starting to bother.

The phone buzzed again.

It was my mum.

I sighed and finally picked up.

“Carter,” she said immediately,
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