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chapter 45

Penulis: Rich Pen
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-10 22:52:04

Joseph’s POV

The house was quiet when I walked in. I loosened my tie and dropped my jacket over the couch and stood in the middle of the living room for a second just listening maybe I’d heard any sound but I heard nothing ,

I took two steps at a time and went upstairs.

Julie’s room was empty, her things scattered around the bed like she had left the house in an hurry.

I pulled out my phone and called her number.

It rang through and then dropped to voicemail.

I tried again, but still the sam
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