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Chapter 38

Author: Dee
last update publish date: 2026-05-24 23:40:39

Lora’s POV

I was still half asleep when my phone vibrated against the bedside table.

The room remained dim beneath the drawn curtains while faint morning light slipped through the narrow opening near the windows. My body still ached faintly from another late night at the hospital, and for several seconds, I simply stared at the ceiling trying to gather enough energy to move.

The phone vibrated again. Slowly, I reached for it. At first, I thought it was another hospital message or a text from my
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