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Chapter 56

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“Ma’am, you’ve been inside for three hours now. Hope you’re okay?”

The valet’s cautious voice startles Victoria. She’s been sitting in her car so long that the tinted windows have grown foggy with her breath. Slowly, she lowers them just enough for him to see her face. Her lips curl into the faintest smile, though her voice trembles as she replies,

“I’m fine. I’ll be out soon.”

The valet nods, relieved, and walks away. As the window glides back up, Victoria exhales shakily. Her gaze drops to the sleek gold watch strapped to her wrist. She has checked it at least a hundred times already, though the numbers haven’t changed in her favor. Four hours. Four whole hours since she asked Adrianna to meet her at the shop.

Nothing. No call, no text, no sister.

A lump forms in her throat. First came the anger—Adrianna ignoring her messages, making her wait. But now, anger has given way to something darker: worry. Her sister isn’t careless, not like this.

“What if something happened?” she whispers
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