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Chapter 42 — “Paper or Pulse”

작가: Mary George
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“Then watch what happens to your sister.”

That’s what she said.

And then she left.

No yelling. No threats. Just this awful, calm silence that made everything she said feel heavier like it hadn’t landed yet, but would.

The door was still moving, hadn’t even closed fully when Damian came in. His footsteps were quick, like he’d heard something, like something felt off.

His eyes landed on me. “Who was that?”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it cut straight through me.

I opened my mouth. Nothing. My throat felt too tight to push anything out.

I had to blink. I had to inhale slowly, like reminding my lungs how to work.

“Helena,” I finally said.

He blinked once. “What?”

“She was here,” I said, barely above a whisper. “She offered me money. Half a million.”

“To leave?”

I nodded.

He didn’t look surprised. Just… disappointed. Like he’d known this was coming.

“And?”

“I said no.”

He exhaled slowly. But something in him stayed braced.

Then I forced the rest out.

“She said… If I didn’t walk away, I’d dis
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