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Penulis: Tianah
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-11 01:51:56

CHAPTER 44

Clara's POV

My phone shook as my fingers trembled.

I tried to speak, but the words got caught in my mouth.

“What is it, Clara?” Spencer asked. When I didn’t answer, he took the phone from me. I watched his eyes widen the second he saw the screen.

“How is this—”

I looked back at the phone and felt like puking. The pictures were gory, blood splattered everywhere, and in the middle was a body—a body I recognized.

“It’s the old man,” Spencer muttered, his grip tightening on the phone.

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