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Chapter 116

Author: Cho Kay
last update publish date: 2026-05-30 23:29:16

Carla~

The bathroom tiles felt freezing beneath my bare feet as I paced back and forth restlessly, arms wrapped tightly around myself.

My mind was a complete mess.

Every second inside this house felt suffocating. The walls felt too close, the air too heavy. Even breathing had started to feel difficult.

Outside the bathroom door, the two young maids from earlier lingered quietly.

“Miss?” one of them called softly.

“Boss says to tuck you in.”

The words sent another wave of nausea through me.

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