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CHAPTER 9 Contract Signing

Auteur: Lia Aurora
last update Date de publication: 2026-02-03 01:59:16
The phone rings longer than usual before she answers.

“Hello?”

My mother’s voice sounds the same as always — soft, distant, like it’s coming from another room even when she’s right there.

“Hi, Mom. It’s me.”

“Oh,” she says. “Sydney.”

There’s a pause. Not an unfriendly one. Just empty.

“How are you?” I ask.

“I’m fine,” she replies. Then, after a beat, “Rochester is quiet today.”

Of course it is.

“I wanted to talk to you,” I say. “About something important.”

“I’m listening.” She says. She always s
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