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BTL: 97

Author: Swiftpen123
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-11 23:27:22

Cora and Micah stood there with shock visibly written all over their faces. Cora had thought that Zara would be a foolish one, the kind they could ride and make her do whatever they wanted her to do but looking at how things turned out, she was sure that they would barely be able to make her do anything at all.

"You stood there and watched her slap me?" Cora said, turning to her son. She lifted her hand slowly and held her cheek. "You allowed her to slap your mother?" Cora continued.

"Did you expect me to slap her?" Micah asked. She could call the police on them if they raised their hands to her and their names on the news were enough; they did not know to show up again.

"You should have done something about it," Cora replied, almost crying.

"What should I have done?" Micah said and walked away.

Cora followed him to the room he had been putting up. "She kicked you out of the master's bedroom?" she asked, shocked as she walked into the room. Micah had all of his clothes scattered
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