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Chapter 192

Autor: Yin U.
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-09-25 15:00:56

“Stepmother…” He laughed again. “Yeah… That’s what she was.”

His expression darkened. “She who had taken my mother’s place after the woman before her. My second stepmother.”

He stood and walked slowly around the table to my side.

Seven minutes.

I put my wrist at my lips. “Pull out.”

Voices rang in my ear.

Leon held my gaze, nodding slowly.

“Pull out. Now,” I said forcefully.

There was no way I was getting out of here in the next three mi

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