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CHAPTER 54: Lee’s Motive

作者: Vee Okon
last update 公開日: 2026-02-28 19:30:28

Scarlett’s POV

"Scarlett!" Her voice had that edge now, the one that meant I'd crossed a line. "I thought better of you. Prayer is not about moods."

"It's alright, Mrs. Blackwood." Lee set down her coffee cup with a soft clink. "I'll say the prayer."

She extended her hands to the people on either side of her. Me on one side, James on the other. Everyone else joined hands around the table, forming a circle of false unity.

I took Lee's hand on my left. On my right was Cade, and when his fingers
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