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Chapter 111: Voice message

Penulis: E.J kate
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-28 18:25:35

EMMA

The voice message from my mom came in the middle of the afternoon.

I nearly ignored it. My mother’s name had become complicated over the past few months. I loved her, but she was married to Richard, and with everything that had happened and is still happening, I wasn’t sure how much I could tell her without putting her in a position where she’d have to choose sides.

She had called several times. I’d ignored every call until eventually, they stopped coming so often.

Now she was leaving me
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Mir
She’s an actual moron….. you’re in the middle of a war basically and you think this was the best decision!?
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Rachel Russell
Emma just irritated me with this one!
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