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Chapter 67

Author: Erica Cristine souza cunha
last update publish date: 2025-11-03 20:50:12

Elijah stood for a long time in front of the school’s main door, staring at the gleaming iron, knowing Chloe wouldn’t come back to fill the enormous emptiness she had left inside his chest.

When she walked out that door, he felt he was losing something he hadn’t even had the chance to win. And the one to blame for it all stood only a few meters away—his younger sister, Samantha.

His eyes locked on Samantha, and anger clouded his expression. Elijah had never had a good relationship with her, and
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