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Chapter 434 Suspicion

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-16 17:16:01

(Jack)

Sitting at my desk, I find myself unable to focus. My office feels smaller today, the air heavier, my usual calm replaced by a quiet unease. Amanda’s call echoes in my mind, the way her voice trembled, her breath sharp with fear. She’d sounded terrified, and yet, after rushing over, searching her apartment complex, and finding nothing, there’s this uncomfortable knot in my gut that I just can’t ignore.

I try to brush it off, to push her voice out of my mind, but it stays. I’d reassured her, promised her everything was fine, that no one was following her. But the doubts lingered, creeping in, pulling me back to all the ways my trust has been chipped away, bit by bit.

I know I’m supposed to believe her, she’s in a difficult spot, and with Marco still lurking in the background, I don’t doubt she’s genuinely afraid. But still, I can’t shake that sinking feeling that maybe I’m not getting the whole story.

The phone rings, a sharp break in the silence, and I grab it too quickly. Jus
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Melani Maré-Botha
go with your gut feeling, stay away from her she is manipulating you, open your eyes, this overly loyalty is just stupid, you are incredibly stupid
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