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Chapter 16

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last update Date de publication: 2026-05-07 05:36:37

Chapter 16

Mick

Standing on that stage felt like standing in the wrong place.

Like someone had put me in a room where everything was arranged perfectly,the lights, the smiles, the clapping, but I had walked in wearing the wrong face.People were happy.

I was not.I stood there with my hands at my sides, looking out at the crowd below. Everywhere I looked, there were faces I recognized. People from my father's world. Business men. Guests with expensive watches and polished shoes. All of them smili
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