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Chapter 67 — Pink Roses After The Rain

Author: Monica Wild
last update publish date: 2026-06-14 23:34:23

Rain tapped softly against the glass walls of Estella's apartment.

The city looked different at night.

Quieter.

Softer.

The endless lights from high-rise buildings blurred behind the thin curtain of drizzle, turning Valcor into a sea of gold and silver reflections.

Estella sat alone in her living room.

The old photograph lay on the coffee table.

Beside it was the letter.

Charles Noir Deveraux's letter.

She had already read it three times.

Yet her eyes kept returning to the same lines.

~~~

Duan,
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