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Chapter 179

Penulis: Crystal hart
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KAREEM MANSION – MAIN LOUNGE – EVENING

The atmosphere inside the grand lounge was heavy—dense with betrayal, shame, and the slow boil of fury. The room, usually reserved for elite guests and formal gatherings, had transformed into a quiet courtroom. The chandeliers above glowed a warm gold, casting long shadows across the marbled floor. But the warmth was lost on everyone in the room.

Imani stood in the center, visibly shaken, clutching Amira close to her chest. Her arms trembled, not from the weight of her child, but from the weight of what had finally caught up with her. Her once-glossy lips were now dry. Her eyes darted between faces—Zara’s icy silence, Regan’s barely contained rage, Chief Kareem’s unreadable but thunderous calm.

Chief Kareem paced slowly before her, one hand clasped behind his back, the other occasionally stroking the silver in his beard. He had not said a word in minutes, and that silence—the way it stretched—was far more frightening than any shouted curse.

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