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CHAPTER 249.

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Natasha’s POV.

The afternoon light spilled through the tall windows, warm but heavy, as though even the sun hesitated to touch the tension sitting in the room. I sat beside Sylvester, my hands clasped on my lap, my heart quietly unsettled. The house felt too quiet, too aware of what was about to happen. When the front doors opened, the faint sound of footsteps echoed down the marble floor, steady but uncertain.

Carol walked in.

She looked smaller than I remembered, her shoulders drawn in, her face pale and tired. Her eyes were downcast, her fingers trembling slightly as she held her purse close. For a brief moment, I wondered if the woman standing before me was truly my sister or just a shadow of her. My chest tightened, but I stayed seated, unwilling to let my emotions show too quickly.

“Natasha,” she said softly. Her voice quivered, the way it used to when she was caught lying as a child. “I know I’ve done terrible things. I don’t even know where to begin. I just… I wanted to see yo
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