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Chapter 27: Consolidating Her Base

Auteur: Anney GW
last update Date de publication: 2026-01-14 10:14:44

Lily’s POV

Walking out of that hospital room, the light in the long corridor struck me as pale and unreal. My hands couldn’t stop trembling.

It wasn’t because of the cold, but because of the humiliation of my soul being stripped bare and exposed for all to ogle.

Being publicly ignored like that, then being exposed as a self-indulged opportunist, was like being trampled into the dust. Like a slap in the face with a cold, wet cloth.

I hastened through the ward, my high heels clicking in the empty
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