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Chapter 22: The Cracks Deepen

Author: Bliss Ositas
last update publish date: 2026-01-24 23:15:40

She turned her head slightly away, then slowly brought it back to face him again, forcing her lips into a calm line even though her chest felt tight.

“Uh… I thought it looked too ugly, so I got it removed,” Celine said, carefully, slowly, as if counting each word in her head before letting it leave her mouth.

Nathan didn’t respond immediately.

“The injury was on the right side. Is that so?” he asked gently, his tone deceptively soft.

His eyes never left hers, sharp and probing, like a detectiv
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