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Chapter 267

Author: Gregory Ellington
last update publish date: 2026-02-19 22:33:45

Olivia

We returned to the car, the bag of fruit resting on my lap. The dragon fruit felt cool through the paper, and I could smell the sweet ripeness of the mangoes even through the packaging.

"That was kind of you," I said, watching Alexander settle into the seat beside me. "The tip, I mean."

He shrugged. "She needed it more than I do."

The driver pulled away from the fruit stand, heading back toward the main road. Through the window, I watched the neighborhood fade, replaced gradually by t
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Sakiner Britton
Who told her what hotel he was in ??why? did the drive straight up when they approached who was on the phone with him?
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