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Chapter 34: After Hours

Author: Claire M
last update publish date: 2026-03-25 20:44:31

"Help me get it back?" Goblin's voice drops to something barely above a whisper, then swings back up in the same breath.

"And, if you can, don't make it obvious it's a debt collection. I heard someone hacked into the forum system recently. If he sees the chat logs and figures out I reported him, he'll come after me again. Can you just, I don't know, take the credits and walk away like it was something else entirely?"

I understand immediately. "Relax, sweetheart. Trust my professional judgment o
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