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Chapter 18

Author: Cynthiya kan
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-23 05:23:32
Turning Point

The drive back from the casino was heavy with silence. Carlo sat on one side of the backseat, his jaw tight, his hands folded in his lap, knuckles still red and bruised from the punch he had thrown earlier.

Kristen sat on the other side, turned slightly away from him, arms crossed, her eyes fixed on the city lights outside the tinted window. Her face was calm, but her body was stiff every muscle screaming tension. The silence between them wasn’t just quiet, it was cold.

“Sophie,” Carlo said finally. His voice was low. Almost uncertain.

She didn’t turn her head. “Don’t.”

“I just need to—”

“Don’t,” she repeated, sharper this time.

“I need to say something,” he insisted.

She exhaled, long and slow, like holding it back had been painful. Then she finally turned to look at him. Her eyes were unreadable, but not kind.

“I’m sorry,” he said, voice rough. “I wasn’t thinking straight. I—”

“You don’t say.”

“I was only trying to protect you.”

She scoffed, shaking her hea
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