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58. Serious move
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lila found today's morning was peculiar. It had been two days since she and Andrew visited the prince in his private residence.
The bus that usually could take her to the nearest stop from the University was forced to disembark its passengers on the sidewalk so that they could resume the trip to their destination on foot or took another vehicle on another route.On that matter, Lila chose to walk toward the University through the usual route as she might also find out why the main street was closed."Mam, you can't walk through this way." A police officer stopped Lila as she was entering downtown. "There's a public hearing.""Public hearing?" Lila's brows knitted and her jaw dropped slightly."Aye, Mam. They named it that way because they demand to know who the king's successor, the crown prince, Mam."Lila nodded. Then the police told her a free-demonstration route to the University when she said she was on the way to the UniverRelated chapters
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