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when laughter turns to glass

Author: Amyoga
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-11-10 06:28:48

The weekend getaway was over.

So was the peace that came with it.

Back at the Cross mansion, the air carried its usual quiet tension, a kind of stillness that made even the walls seem to listen. Grandma Eleanor sat elegantly on the sofa, draped in her cream shawl, flipping through a magazine as if she hadn’t just witnessed a viral breakfast scandal.

“Get me a glass of orange juice,” she said lazily to one of the servants.

“Yes, ma’am,” the servant replied and hurried off.

Just then, Aria walke
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