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Chapter 102: The Meaning of a Sentence

Author: Iris Bloom
last update publish date: 2026-04-30 01:06:01

No one in the room moved immediately.

The words remained where Mr. Greene had placed them, as though they had become a physical object resting on the table between them.

If Raymond ever learns the truth, everything will be destroyed.

Raymond stood near the window, one hand braced against the frame, shoulders rigid beneath his jacket. He had not looked away from Tricia since the sentence was read aloud, yet he had not spoken either.

Tricia sat perfectly still in the chair, both hands resting ove
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  • WEBS OF FORBIDDEN ENTANGLEMENT   Chapter 102: The Meaning of a Sentence

    No one in the room moved immediately.The words remained where Mr. Greene had placed them, as though they had become a physical object resting on the table between them.If Raymond ever learns the truth, everything will be destroyed.Raymond stood near the window, one hand braced against the frame, shoulders rigid beneath his jacket. He had not looked away from Tricia since the sentence was read aloud, yet he had not spoken either.Tricia sat perfectly still in the chair, both hands resting over the blanket on her lap, fingers locked together so tightly the knuckles had gone pale.Mr. Greene did not interrupt the silence.He had spent enough years in rooms like this to understand that some moments could not be managed. They had to be allowed to unfold in their own shape.General Watson, standing a little apart near the door, watched his daughter with the alert stillness of a man who knew pressure could break people quietly as easily as loudly.At last, Raymond spoke.“When did you wri

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