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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE - OBSESSION

Author: Afamefuna Nwanyibuife
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-10 00:48:56
I found Carlos in the main hall. He was looking at one of the paintings on the wall, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Carlos," I said, walking up to him. "We need to talk."

He turned to me with a smile. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

"No, I didn't." I took his arm and led him to a quiet corner. "It's about Arlene."

His smile faded. "What about her?"

I took a deep breath. "She said things to me. In the garden. Things that made me uncomfortable."

"What kind of things?"

"She said I was feeding on your kindness. That what you feel for me is just pity, not love." The words hurt to say out loud. "She said she wouldn't let you leave this time."

Carlos was quiet for a moment. Then he shook his head.

"Amelia, Arlene jokes around sometimes. She doesn't mean anything by it."

"This wasn't joking, Carlos. She was serious…"

"You're reading too much into it," he said, reaching for my hands. "Arlene and I have known each other for years. She has a strange sense of humor, but she's h
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