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Author: ~S.Y
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-23 05:18:38

Grace

“ There are no traces of drugs in your system. ” Doctor Yvonne Smith, who is a woman in her 30s, sighs as she hands me the results.

They have done everything as fast as possible, but now the results have come out opposite of what I was expecting.

I stare at the report, and another suspicion starts growing. What if Ethan has bribed these people, and I am being an idiot for believing this?

“ And about the other thing, we can’t really be sure, Mrs. Roberto. You were taking a shower for so long, and there are no clear signs of penetration. It can be because you had gentle consensual intercourse, or it can be because you didn’t have any intercourse at all. There is no way to tell. ” She continues in her professional voice that’s tinged with a hint of sympathy.

I stare at the paper in my hands, going over every line several times as if searching for something that will confirm my doubts and not go completely against it instead.

When Mom and the servants found me in the bathroom, I fe
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