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Chapter 76

作者: Love
last update 公開日: 2026-07-17 03:41:20

Elena’s POV

“I still think you’re overthinking it,” she said as she stirred her coffee as we sat in the employee café, the lunchtime crowd filling almost every table around us.

I smiled faintly. “I probably am.”

“You definitely are,” she rasped as she reached across the table and nudged my hand.

“You’ve been through a lot these past few weeks. It’s normal to be a little… cautious.” Lana murmured.

“Cautious?” I asked, paranoid,

“Okay.” She laughed. “Suspicious.”

“I don’t like that word.” I took
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