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Chapter 18: The Fire Inside

Author: AnakNiIbarra
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-26 21:55:23
*WAYNE LOUIE ANDERSON POV

I recently realized that she fell asleep in my arms. Good thing I caught her. Maybe she suddenly fell asleep because of extreme exhaustion. And perhaps also because she had been crying earlier due to what we talked about.

I brought her to her room and slowly laid her on the bed. I tucked her in properly and gently removed a few strands of hair covering her face. And I couldn't stop myself from staring at her because of the things she told me earlier.

How could a father bear to deprive his child of seeing her mother at her final resting place? How cruel!

"How's the task I'm asking you to do? Have you found out anything?" I asked Deo, but he didn’t answer right away. He looked troubled and didn’t seem to know what to say to me.

Nandito kaming dalawa sa isang coffee shop na malapit sa apartment. Nakipagkita ako sa kaniya para makahingi ng update sa pinapagawa ko sa kaniyang trabaho. Erina didn’t know that I left the apartment. I snuck out, making sure t
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