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Chapter 24 : He’ll always care about me

Penulis: Lauren
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Candice POV

Morning had barely begun, the sky still wearing that soft grey before the sun fully broke through, when I stepped into the hallway.

I wasn’t expecting to run into anyone—not in this maze of a house where silence stretched between the walls like a second skin—but there she was.

Alora.

Leaning against the bannister like she owned the place, her long legs crossed neatly at the ankle, perfectly manicured fingers twirling a strand of her hair, as if she’d been waiting for me.

Her lips curved into a slow, deliberate smile. The kind of smile that looked beautiful on the outside but felt like poison underneath.

“Well, good morning,” she said sweetly, though there was nothing sweet in her tone. “I was wondering when you’d wake up.”

I gave her a polite nod, intending to walk past her, but she shifted slightly, blocking my path.

“You know,” she continued, crossing her arms as her eyes raked over me with a sneer, “I saw the two of you at that charity event. You and Dorian.”

She said h
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