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Chapter 117: The Mother Card

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MELANIE

We all stood still looking at each other, with no one able to say a word. The silence was so thick that if someone dropped a pin, it would definitely sound.

What was Vivian doing back home? Didn't she say she was off to get some items from the store?

As if she could read my mind, she suddenly cleared her throat. “I… I forgot my purse, and had to come back.” She looked like she was hyperventilating; her breathing became faster than normal, her chest rising and falling rapidly.

Was she
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