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Chapter 31: The Meaning of the Key

Author: babymo1909
last update publish date: 2025-09-30 14:05:27

Now, sitting on the veranda beside him, the memory pressed on her chest until she couldn’t hold it in anymore. The night air was cool, carrying the scent of pine, and the lanterns above them cast a soft golden glow. She placed her teacup down, her voice unsteadies but firm.

“Thirdie,” she whispered. “That necklace… the one you gave me before. Why? Why give it to me? And why tell me I wasn’t allowed to lose it?”

His eyes shifted toward her, steady and unreadable, just like that night long ago. B
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