MAD END'S DECEPTION
He looked more frail and sickly, barely strong enough to cough.
The door creaked open, and Marianne stepped inside, wearing a black dress, her head hidden beneath a veil. In one gloved hand, she held the doll she had cherished when she was younger—her mother’s doll.
“At last, you have decided to show yourself, you ungrateful child!” Edmond snarled, his voice weak, laced with a bitter cough as he struggled to lift his head. “What is this I hear from the servants? Running off with some strange man? You disgraceful harlot!”
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