Clarisse had always known that, even as a child, Naomi carried a sharp edge beneath her smiles. She was ambitious, observant, and far too clever for her age, quick to learn how to get what she wanted and how to hide her intentions when it suited her.There were moments when Clarisse sensed something unsettling in her daughter’s gaze, a kind of calculation that did not belong to innocence.Yet love had a way of blinding her.Overwhelmed by her affection for her only daughter, the child she had borne with the man she loved most, Clarisse chose to look away from those warning signs. She softened Naomi’s flaws in her mind, convincing herself they were nothing more than intelligence, drive, and youthful pride.She even believed that with enough care, guidance, and patience, Naomi would grow into someone good.She never once allowed herself to imagine that Naomi could become what she was now.The realization settled heavily in Clarisse’s chest, bitter and suffocating.Looking back, she wond
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