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Chapter 76

Author: Peach Mills
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Elizabeth's eyes darted to the package with the young man. Could the package be for Clara?

“Can you disclose why are looking for her?” She asked.

“Our organization has a package for her. Do you know who this person is?” The man asked, the way that Elizabeth acted was as if she knew something about her.

Elizabeth looked at the package once more. What organization could have a package for Clara? She asked herself.

The man was also with a photograph so he wouldn't be able to give the package to anyone who wasn't in the picture on it.

Selene ran over to them. “Mum, who is this man looking for? Clara?”

The look Elizabeth gave to Selene made her keep quiet. So Elizabeth asked the delivery young man. “Can we receive this in place of her? I am her step-mum and this is her sister.” Elizabeth said.

On a normal day, Elizabeth would deny Clara and claim not to know her but now that it seemed beneficial, she accepted to be her stepmother.

“Unfortunately, the policies of the organization have that
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