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Chapter 288

Penulis: QuillWhisper
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-30 08:21:05

[The Father I Never Knew]

“The man who claimed to be my father had been searching for me for years—and the people I trusted had spent years making sure he could never find me.”

Paola's POV

For several seconds, nobody moved.

The phone was still in Dominic's hand.

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