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The truth comes to light
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Mariana
After we told Joshua about the story involving Murilo and Ethan, he seemed genuinely shocked. According to what he told us, he could never have imagined that his friend would find a scapegoat and pursue that person to the point of becoming someone unscrupulous and vengeful.
"We left the country after what happened to my sister," Joshua recounted. "My parents were always completely focused on work and felt guilty for not having enough time for their children, catering to all our desires. And as you can imagine, that's completely wrong."
"But you don't seem to have been affected by it much," Virgínia pointed out assertively.
I also agreed with my friend, as the more we talked to him, the more he showed himself to be someone with many qualities, and the biggest one s
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