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Nang alisin ko ang tela, tumambad sa akin ang isang napakaganda, matte-black vintage fountain pen na may nakaukit na maliit na silver crest ng pamilya Montgomery sa dulo nito.
"This isn't a piece of jewelry that people can gossip about if they see you wearing it," Anne whispered, her voice dropping into that velvety, intimate register that always made my heart skip a beat. She closed my fingers around the pen, her warm hand lingering over mine. "This is a tool for your future, Lauren. Use it to write your thesis, to pass your exams, and to secure the top spot in your batch."
I looked up into her gray eyes, seeing the absolute sincerity and devotion burning behind her professional reading gla