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Chapter 22: Reclaiming the name.

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-01 13:04:15

Evelyn POV

When the stylist finally spun the chair around, I didn’t recognise the woman in the mirror.

The reflection staring back at me had a sharpness I hadn’t seen in years. My hair was no longer the soft chestnut curls that used to mirror Isabella’s. Instead, it was cut into a sleek, shoulder-length style with subtle volume framing my face, dyed a deep mahogany that gleamed in the light.

The Stylist, Carmen, smiled proudly. “There you go, Evelyn, something clean yet elegant.”

I looked like
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