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Chapter Ninety Six

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last update publish date: 2026-01-31 19:15:41

SERENA

I stared at Lily for longer than was polite, my keys still hanging uselessly from my fingers, my body frozen in that strange in-between where nothing had technically gone wrong yet but everything already felt off. She stood there with her suitcase beside her, shoulders slightly hunched, eyes darting around my apartment like she was bracing herself for rejection.

“I’m so sorry,” she said, staring sheepishly at the floor. I shouldn’t have dropped in on you like this. I just didn’t know how
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