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Chapter 96

Author: Cho Kay
last update publish date: 2026-05-18 22:35:28

Carla~

The dining hall looked exactly the same.

Dark mahogany walls, dim golden chandeliers and the long intimidating dining table stretching endlessly between me and the man seated at the other end.

My father.

The air smelled faintly of expensive wine and roasted meat, a scent that used to make my stomach twist as a child because it always meant one thing.

Dinner with him.

I sat stiffly in my chair, my back ramrod straight while my fingers curled tightly beneath the table. Across from me, fath
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