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After Dr. Evans finished his work he gave him a piece of paper that was a form he needed to fill out. Along with that there was another sheet of paper that he also needed to read.Dr. Evans explained “We will need you to come to the police station tomorrow morning so you can provide a formal statement about what happened.” She added “A detective will reach out to you and get in touch.”Sebastian nodded his head slowly his eyes locked onto Julie. She was sitting at the edge of the examination table holding her knees tightly against her chest.He felt a strong urge to reach out to her to give her a comforting hug and let her know that everything would be alright. However deep down he understood that such an action might not be appropriate in this moment.Dr. Evans noticed the expression in his eyes and kindly said “I think it would be a good idea to give Julie some time to rest and recover for a little while. You can go ahead and wait for her in the waiting area until she is ready to se
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With that, she quickly turned around and hurried into the living room. As she did so, her footsteps could be heard echoing throughout the entire house. Once she reached the living room, she shouted with urgency.“Honey, you really need to come here immediately.” she said, her voice filled with strong feelings and cracking with emotion. “It’s about Julie. She’s… she’s been injured. And I just… I can’t make sense of it all.”Mr. Garfield pushed open the front door with a lot of force, and you could see that he was really worried because his face was all red. He had just been spending time at the golf course, not paying any attention to the serious situation that was happening back at his house.As soon as he entered, he immediately froze in place when he saw Julie. The look on his face changed to one of complete shock and disbelief.“Julie!” he shouted in surprise. Then, he turned his attention to Sebastian, narrowing his eyes and hardening his expression. “What have you done to her?” h
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“Good morning, Mrs. Garfield." Den Neumann greeted her with a polite smile, his voice a low baritone that seemed to carry the weight of an implied reason. Mrs Garfield still remained impervious to his charm. Her lips tensed into a thin disapproving line. "What do you want, Den?" she snapped, her voice laced with bitterness. "Do you want to come by and do further damage to my daughter's heart? You did enough the last time!" Den's face fell. The smile dissolved, replaced by a look of genuine guilt. "I..I wouldn't want to hurt her.” he said painfully, his eyes dropping to the worn carpet. "I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry for whatever happened in the past. I know I did wrong." Mrs Garfield scoffed, her arms folded across her chest. "You know, Den? Saying you are sorry does not erase the past. It does not mend broken hearts. And it does not make amends for the pain you foisted on my daughter." The silence that followed was heavy, thick with implied resentments and the ghost of a love that h
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Julie's breath caught in her throat. A million questions raced through her mind, each more agonizing than the last. This was it, the truth she had been desperately trying to ignore, the truth that Den had so cunningly concealed.He was engaged.Den, clearly unconscious to the storm brewing within Julie, gave a nervous chortle. 'Oh, Angela, this is Julie, an old friend.' He tried to introduce them with a casual ease that felt forced, his smile strained.Julie forced a smile back, a brittle nearly mocking expression that failed to mask the stewing wrathfulness within her. "Yes, an old friend." she echoed, her voice tight, her eyes fixed on Den with a silent rage in her eyes.The air in the cafe seamed to stiffle and the chatter around them reduced to a muffled drone. Angela, unconscious to the tense atmosphere, settled into the seat beside Den, her smile unwavering.'An old friend, huh? Well, it's nice to eventually meet you, Julie." she said, her voice honeyed, her eyes still holding t
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