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Chapter 102 - Consequences - Part II

作者: Antonella Lipinski
last update 公開日: 2025-01-24 09:23:43

Claire

Half an hour after the call with Prosecutor Jenkins, my office feels like a beehive. Investigators are photographing every inch, collecting fingerprints, and documenting the secret passage.

"Miss Bennett," the prosecutor calls me. "We need more details about Sarah."

I take a deep breath. After three years of keeping this information to myself, it feels strange to finally share it.

"Sarah discovered the first connections in 2020," I begin. "Morrison wasn’t just manipulating the publishing
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