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Chapter 17
The palace of Desaix was quiet. Quiet but not peaceful. Peace never came back in their hearts when their parents died. Hatred, sadness, greediness, and any other negative emotions were the ones visiting them. As the years passed by, they invited those emotions to stay in their palace, even in their hearts. Those emotions gladly accepted their invitations.
Lilia was writing another novel. It would become famous if her reputation wasn’t ruined. Famous or not, it’s still a masterpiece.
She bit her lower lip when she read the last paragraph she wrote. She had been reading it many times. Something was wrong but she wasn’t able to point out what was it.
“Vlad!” she called her brother.
Vladimir arrived promptly in front of her. His actions were very cautious as if they were fragile things surrounded him.
Lilia read silently the paragraph once again. S
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