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Chapter 49: Kidnapped
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2025-02-19 01:00:15Lucian opened the car door of Aurora. “I’ll join you later. Let’s have a dinner as a celebration.”
Aurora smiled. Lucian had been supporting her since the beginning. And she was happy learning that he didn’t leave her.
“Sure. I will wait for you in your house.”
“Okay.”
Aurora entered the car and Lucian closed it. As soon as she sat in the car seat. She felt the exhaustion pressing down on her like a heavyweight.
The trial had ended, Ethan was behind bars, and Vanessa was scrambling to regain control of the narrative. But it wasn’t over. Not really. She still has a lot to deal with.
She sighed
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