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Chapter 26: Breaking Point

Penulis: MeritAbi
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-10 22:20:14

Hailey's POV

I must have fallen asleep on the couch because I woke up to sunlight streaming through the windows and the sound of footsteps upstairs.

Evans was finally moving around.

I sat up, my neck stiff from sleeping in an awkward position, my phone showed missed calls from my mother and three texts from Mabel asking if I was okay.

I ignored them all and waited.

Ten minutes later, Evans came down the stairs, he was dressed in a crisp suit, his hair perfectly styled, his face carefully blank
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