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Chapter 5

作者: Magpie
At first, all Malcolm felt was plain irritation.

Seriously? He'd told Giselle, as clear as day, that he only ever saw Ashley like a sister.

But after he chain-smoked until the floor was peppered with cigarette butts, the fear he'd been shoving down muscled its way in and took over.

And that was when it hit him. For as long as he could remember, Giselle had never made a scene like this.

Whenever they argued, Malcolm only had to show a little displeasure and ice her out for a bit, and Giselle would be the first to give in. She'd never slipped out like this without a word.

Maybe he really had pushed it too far this time. That was why she blew up, just to vent what she'd been holding in.

He lit another cigarette. If that were the case, then he'd swallow his pride this time.

Malcolm was about to rise when he spotted an envelope on the coffee table. The sender's name stopped him cold.

A letter from Giselle?

He checked the postmark. It was from yesterday.

Was it a list of accusation
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