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CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN: THE PRICE OF DECEIT.
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Sarah chuckled, her tone full of derision, and walked with assurance over to where Linda and Rose were seated. Her eyes glittered with malice, her posture unwavering, her moves deliberate. "So sleeping with your sister's man isn't enough for you, Rose?" Sarah said icily. “You now also want to abduct his child?” Her tongue clicked, and she gave a theatrical shake of her head, the sound piercing the tension like a knife. Like someone had struck her in the chest, Linda felt the air leave her lungs. Sharp and merciless, the agony of her past returned. Her heart thudded, her throat constricted, and the memories she had fought so hard to suppress pushed to the surface.She jerked to her feet, her chair scuffing the floor as her sharp eyes focused on Sarah. "That's enough. Who are you?” Despite the chaos roiling inside her, she demanded in a firm voice. Sarah lifted her chin and examined Linda with an expression that was half amusement and half contempt. With pride echoing in her voice, s
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Fred Walker, it was him. Like a predator evaluating its prey, he stood there with his customary air of dominance, his piercing blue eyes fixed on hers. Laura's courage faltered under his controlling gaze, and she felt the usual knot in her stomach tighten. His presence was oppressive, almost stifling. His overwhelming aura, which usually managed to leave her speechless, temporarily paralyzed her. The cleaning team nearby seemed to detect the tension in the air, which was thick enough to cut with a knife. They looked away as they fumbled to collect their equipment, and Laura was startled out of her reverie by the loud scream of metal on the floor."Why are you here?" This time, her tone was firm and piercing as she ordered. "And how the hell did you get my home address?" She said, holding her bag to her chest like a shield and clenching her fingers around the strap. As she approached him, her terror giving way to a fury that burned through her like fire, her voice was tinged with accu
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