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Chapter 128 : Elena's Reaction

Autor: Bluebutterflywrites
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-11-03 13:06:46

Elena set the photograph down gently on the kitchen table, smoothing it flat with trembling fingers, though she didn't push it away entirely. Her thumb traced the edge of it slowly, like she was touching something fragile enough to crumble under too much pressure.

"She was young there," Elena said quietly. "Younger than you are now, actually. My mother worked for the Cross family for a while, before everything happened. Dominic was kind to her, in his own way, back before either of them underst
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