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CHAPTER 7: THE MASKED TRUTH

Penulis: Lapez
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-04-25 04:43:55
Maria's POV

Some say before you die, you see your life flash before your eyes while you do nothing about it.

In my case, it was fundamentally different. My heart stopped pumping blood as I died a thousand times from the inside.

The imaginary death occurred when Timmy popped the question in the presence of Ethan.

The son of a bitch wouldn't take his eyes off me.

He paid attention as if his life depended on it while he waited for me to respond.

I was grateful for Timmy's tiny voice, wh
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