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Chapter 34: Bitter Medicine

Penulis: Artemis Z.Y.
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-01-09 22:24:50

**Mia's POV**

The morning light filtered through the bay windows of my bedroom, casting rainbow prisms across the polished wood of my vanity. I stared at the small army of pill bottles that had appeared there sometime during the night, arranged in neat, clinical rows. Blues, whites, pale pinks, and soft yellows – a rainbow arsenal of chemical intervention.

My fingers traced the edge of the nearest bottle. The label bore some long, unpronounceable name, followed by precise instructions in stark black text. Behind it stood at least a dozen more, each with its own schedule, its own promises of healing.

This must have emptied an entire pharmacy.

Mrs. Chen had arranged my morning pills in a small crystal dish – the kind usually reserved for expensive chocolates or delicate petit fours.

A knock at the door startled me from my reverie. Three sharp raps – precise, measured. I glanced at the elegant Cartier clock on my nightstand. 9:47 AM. Too early for Kyle to be home. He should be at K.T.
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Stephanie
So is her mother deceased since she was 15 or is she in the hospital with “the best of the best neurologist” working on her case?
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Delia
Ok. Mia is now overate g to every move Kyle says or does. Too much. Bring it down a notch Mia
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Charm
Can we just get through a chapter without complementing Kyle’s good looks etc… It’s too much. We are well aware by now of his attributes.
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