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Chapter 143- THE WOMAN FROM ST. MARY'S

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My heart refused to slow down. I stood beside my desk, staring at the office door. St. Mary’s Children’s Home. The name alone was enough to make my hands turn cold. I thought I would use my hands to go look for them myself later. I never knew they would come and find me themselves.

A few seconds later, there was another knock.

“Come in.”

The door opened slowly. Clara stepped inside first. Behind her was an elderly woman, probably in her late sixties. She wore a simple gray dress beneath a d
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