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Chapter 18: "The Night He Walked Away"

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[The Night He Walked Away]

“Some truths break the silence. Others break the heart.”

For a long, terrible moment, no one moved.

Only the soft, rhythmic hum of the night wind filled the room—mocking, indifferent, cruel.

Panni stood trembling, vision blurred with tears, breath choking in her throat.

Across from her, Jinyan stared as if the ground beneath him no longer existed.

“Twin sister…” he whispered, the words fragile, as if he were afraid they might cut him if he said them too loudly.

She swallowed.

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