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Chapter 98

作者: Johnel
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CHAPTER 98

The afternoon light in Tiana’s hospital room at Springfield General was thin and pale, slanting through the half-closed blinds in narrow stripes that fell across the white sheets like bars. The heart monitor beeped in its steady, indifferent rhythm, slow enough to reassure, regular enough to remind everyone that time was still moving forward, whether they wanted it to or not.

Nikolai sat in the stiff vinyl chair beside the bed, elbows braced on his knees, staring at Tiana’s still f
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