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Chapter 57 : The Name They Didn’t Expect

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No one spoke after Joy’s challenge.

But the silence wasn’t empty.

It was loaded.

Christiana stood still, her mind racing, replaying everything that had just happened. The knock. The warning. The way the woman looked at them—like she already knew more than she said.

“We need to be smarter,” she said finally.

Joy leaned against the wall, arms folded.

“Now you’re thinking,” she replied.

Veronica looked between them, still shaken.

“This isn’t something we can just ‘be smart’ about,” she said.

Chris
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