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Chapter One hundred and seventy five

Author: Blessing. B
last update publish date: 2026-06-12 07:13:39

LEAH'S POV

I stand in the living room long after Sophie's door closes. The muffled sounds of her crying finally stop but the silence feels worse.

My phone buzzes again.

Whatever happens tomorrow, don't trust anyone except me. Not Marcus, not the security. Just me. I'll explain when I see you.

I read the message three times and each time my stomach drops lower. What does he mean don't trust anyone? What happens tomorrow?

I try calling him but it goes straight to voicemail. I try again. Nothing.

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mayanapearl95
it would have made more sense if u made emily quietly move away without forgiving them and let her build her life somewhere else and u could have done whatever u wished u your main couple but no that doesn't happen the same way in which bestfriends don't forgive such best friends in real scenarios
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mayanapearl95
in what sense such things r being made ok because even love cannot justify what such people have done& Leah it doesn't just happen u chose it and u chose to let it happen,u could have walked away,u could have started fresh but u didn't now don't just say it happened because nothing just happens
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mayanapearl95
and what the actual thing is if u call someone really your best friend u don't go and sleep with their father's and u don't try become your best friend's stepmom and do u even stop to realise how disgusting that actually is that the girl who is supposed to be your friend is sleeping with your father
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