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Chapter 169

Author: OscarAzalea
last update publish date: 2026-03-30 16:43:54

A split second later, a young boy, maybe 5 or 6 years old, darted out right after it.

Maxwell's foot slammed onto the brake pedal before his brain even fully processed what was happening. The heavy tires screeched loudly against the asphalt. The car jerked to a violent, sudden halt, the seatbelt locking hard against Maxwell's chest and throwing him back into the leather seat.

The car stopped less than three feet away from the boy.

For a second, the street was completely silent. Maxwell's heart
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