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Chapter 30: How do I avoid my parents?

Author: Neche
last update publish date: 2026-04-16 01:43:46

Margaret's pov

Caroline’s fingers tightened around her phone as Ethan’s voice cut through the silence.

“Who were you talking to?” he asked.

She turned slowly to face him, her movements careful, controlled. The air felt heavy, pressing against her chest. “A friend,” she said after a brief pause. “Someone I knew from college.”

Ethan didn’t respond right away. He stood where he was, watching her with that quiet intensity that always came before something worse. His eyes moved over her face, her p
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