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Chapter One hundred and seventy two

Auteur: Blessing. B
last update Date de publication: 2026-06-09 01:15:03

LEAH'S POV

I think I might have made another mistake.

The words kept looping in my head like a broken record as I stepped out of Emily’s office. My legs felt heavy, disconnected from the rest of me.

One more emotional blow and I was going to crumble right there in the hallway.

I somehow held it together until the elevator doors closed, until the cool evening breeze slapped me in the face the second I stepped outside.

It did nothing to loosen the knot in my chest. If anything, it made the
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mayanapearl95
these disgusting people will never change they are disgusting and they will remain disgusting.What happened to the resolve of choosing emily,just two days and u got back with her father and i pity emily that she got such disgusting father and bestfriends,although u shouldn't even be called as friend
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