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Chapter 24: They Crashed The Party!

Penulis: Author Jessica
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-22 22:56:03
Alex’s POV

“Alex?”

I raised my head to the sound of my name. Clarissa stood just a few feet away, her sundress flaring in the sea breeze. Right beside her was that no good son of a bitch, Kristoff.

Before I could react, Nolan let out a cheerful squeal. “Aunt Clarissa!”

He ran toward her, arms wide. She scooped him up and twirled him around with a delighted laugh.

I smiled faintly, though the weight of Kristoff’s presence was already pressing against my chest. My eyes briefly found Annalyn’s. Her expression matched mine, tense, confused, uneasy.

Clarissa finally set Nolan down and, without warning, threw her arms around me. I returned the hug stiffly. Her perfume stung my nose more than it comforted.

As soon as she pulled back, Kristoff stepped forward with that same smug, boyish grin, the kind that had Clarissa swooning over him and always made my skin crawl.

He offered his hand. I hesitated for a moment before I took it, gripping it firmly with no expression to show.

“Good to
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