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Chapter 153

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(Elena's POV

Daniel was in the kitchen making tea when I came downstairs.

We'd been sleeping in the same bed for a week now but still hadn't really talked. I have been deliberately avoiding talking about the things I'd been holding inside since the accusations first broke.

"Can we talk?" I said.

He turned around, looking surprised. Quickly, he dried his hand in a towel and faced me directly. "Of course."

We sat at the kitchen table.

"I almost left," I said. "When the accusations first came out.
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