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Chapter 54 – Oh God!

Author: Ij Gabriel
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-10 23:24:28

“Sit up straighter,” Zipper said, pacing the hotel room like he owned it. “The jury’s gonna read every slump like a confession.”

Naya tugged at the blouse he’d picked out for her that morning. The fabric was stiff, too crisp. She muttered, “It’s not a crime to be tired.”

“It is if you’re you,” he shot back, circling the chair she sat in. “Now. They’ll ask why you signed those financial forms. What do you say?”

She exhaled hard. “Because Daniel shoved them at me after coming home late. I’d been scrubbing floors and cooking all day. I didn’t even look. I just signed.”

“Wrong.” Zipper snapped his fingers. “You don’t say scrubbing floors. You say you were managing the household. Sounds stronger.”

Her shoulders sagged. “You’re twisting words.”

“I’m surviving with words,” he corrected. “There’s a difference. Again.”

She clenched her jaw. “I signed them because I was exhausted, and I trusted him. Is that good enough for you?”

Zipper leaned down, his hands braced on either side of her chair.
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