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CRYSTAL IS IN PAIN

Author: Ifeoma Abah
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CHAPTER 164: CRYSTAL IS IN PAIN

MAXIM:

I turned to Conrad after I finished speaking with Venus on the phone. “Take me back home.”

Conrad nodded and headed to where the car was packed. He opened the door for me, and closed the door when I got in. Then he got into the driver's seat and turned on the ignition.

The drive back home was silent and when I got home, it was already midday. I hadn’t even stepped out of the car before I saw Venus pacing like a restless wolf in front of the palace. Her face was pale, her hands twisting together, and my stomach instantly tightened.

Something was wrong—seriously wrong.

I slammed the car door and rushed to her. “What’s going on? Why do you look like that?”

She turned to me, eyes wide with worry. “It’s Crystal,” she said breathlessly. “She’s been in pain for over an hour now, Maxim. I don’t know what’s happening to her. She’s screaming, crying… she can barely breathe.”

I frowned hard, my chest tightening. “What kind of pain? Did someone attack her?
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