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chapter 21:Testing the game

Author: Sophie keji
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-25 06:08:40

Diamond noticed everything.

Every glance he gave another girl. Every message he typed and quickly deleted. Every laugh shared with his friends that didn’t include her. She noticed how his world moved, smooth, chaotic, like a river he had learned to navigate perfectly. And she wasn’t afraid. Not anymore.

Instead, she was curious. Observant. Strategic.

At lunch, she let him approach first, but she didn’t meet his eyes right away. She twirled her pen, scrolling her phone, pretending absorbed, but
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