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CHAPTER 35: BROKEN

作者: Aura
last update 公開日: 2026-05-03 08:12:03

MARY’S POV

The lecturer’s voice was a monotonous drone, bouncing off the walls of the packed auditorium. I sat in the middle row, my pen hovering over a notebook that remained blank. Every time the door creaked open, my heart jumped. Every time someone whispered behind me, I assumed they were talking about me.

Then, my phone vibrated in my lap. A private number.

I slipped out of my seat, ducking into the narrow, shadowed hallway just outside the lecture room door. I didn't even say hello.

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