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Chapter 272

Author: Deer Woods
"Bro, I'm so glad you've become this powerful. If you hadn't, I don't know how much more Mom and I would have had to endure."

That single sentence broke something inside all three of them.

On the screen, her brother's brows knit together. He studied the exhausted faces of his sister and mother for a long moment.

When he finally spoke, his voice was low and carried quiet conviction. "Every day since I left you, I've run faster than the day before. Everything I've done has been so I could becom
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