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The Benefactor Legacy

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-25 12:45:15

Aya's POV

An entire family.

The words echoed inside the hospital room long after Callum stopped speaking.

Detective Cruz lowered the tablet.

"No..."

She slowly shook her head.

"That can't be."

Callum looked exhausted, but there was certainty in his eyes.

"It wasn't one person."

"I remember now."

"There were several of them."

Richard stared at his son.

"What exactly do you remember?"

Callum leaned back against the pillows.

His breathing remained uneven.

"I was hiding outside Father's study."

"Th
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