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CHAPTER 9

Author: Mayonaka_Kisaki
last update publish date: 2026-05-01 01:00:00

Third Person’s POV

The Hamilton mansion looked exactly the same.

Iyon ang unang pumasok sa isip ni Athena habang nakaupo siya sa likod ng sasakyan ni Clyde. The tall black gate, the clean white walls, the trimmed plants na palaging inaayos ng gardeners tuwing umaga, the wide driveway that curved toward the main entrance like it was welcoming important guests.

Everything looked perfect.

That was the problem.<
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