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Chapter 124: What Could Not Be Hidden

مؤلف: Iris Bloom
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-05-11 02:12:35

The turn of her head was not abrupt, nor was it hesitant, but carried the quiet inevitability of someone who understood that the moment had been waiting, not for courage, but for alignment.

Tricia’s gaze settled on Mark with a steadiness that did not flare into anger or retreat into avoidance, and in that stillness, the weight of his words found its place without scattering.

“You didn’t tell him everything.”

He had not raised his voice. He had not needed to.

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