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chapter 56

Penulis: Karma_Dreams
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-26 05:04:34
When we arrive, Kaleigh sits at a table with a cheese pizza and a couple of beers in front of her.

She grins and raises her beer to me. “It’s nice to see that you’re returning to the land of the living. We’ve missed you.”

“I make no promises to stay here long.” I slide onto the bench seat beside her and reach for one of the other beers.

Kaleigh smiles and takes a sip of her beer. “That’s understandable. All of this seemed to come out of nowhere.”

Sophie sits down across from us and snags a slice of pizza. “That’s because he is an idiot with too much money who’s used to buying his way out of any hard situation in life. Now that he can’t, he is running away like a scared child.”

“I don’t think that’s all of it.” I grab a slice of pizza and take a bite.

Children laugh and race by our table, heading for the rows and rows of games. Loud music pounds through the building, making it nearly impossible to hear anyone more than a few feet away.

Kaleigh shrugs, her expression though
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