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CH0043: Gotcha!

作者: Zee Wesley
last update 公開日: 2026-06-24 08:39:35

~NATE~

For a couple of seconds, Ava only stares at me. Every color drains slowly from her face, disbelief replacing the confidence she’d worn all evening.

Then she lets out a shaky laugh.

“Nate… what are you talking about?”

“I figured you’d deny it.” Reaching into my pocket, I pull out my phone and tap the video.

The footage begins to play.

The second Ava sees herself on the screen, she looks just as pale as a ghost.

After asking security to delete the footage earlier, I made sure to get a co
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