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Chapter 13: Just a Seat

Autor: Achille
last update Data de publicação: 2026-07-07 16:00:38

Lily thought it over, then said, with total sincerity, "Uncle, don't worry. If you agree to be my mom's boyfriend, I promise I'll take care of you for the rest of your life once I'm grown up."

Naomi, who'd just come looking for her daughter, caught the tail end of that particular pitch.

Her mouth twitched, somewhere between amused and mortified.

"Lily. What exactly are you telling your uncle?"

She walked over, relieved to see her daughter looked nothing like the frightened girl from the hall ea
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