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122: Reconciliation

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last update Last Updated: 2023-09-22 16:50:45

Kristen's POV

"Is it true?" I ask Calhoun when he returns.

"What?" He glances at me curiously.

"I heard everything." I blurt out, fumbling with my hands. All the knots in my chest are loosening, including the weight of cheating and heartbreak is subsiding.

Calhoun holds my gaze and sighs.

And I can feel this dull pain spreading through my chest.

"Is it true you were drugged?" My voice is cranky because my throat is thick from the emotions in me.

Calhoun raises his fist to his mouth, bites into it, and stares at me for the second time. Before nodding.

"You never touched her?" I want to be sure it's true. That I did not mishear him earlier when he was confronted by Emilia's father. Because I hid in a corner and eavesdropped on their argument.

"I don't think I did. She drugged both me and Bruce with food. I passed out before I could recall anything." Calhoun explains himself with so much sincerity in his eyes.

And I don't even know how to feel at this point.

If I should be relieved or I
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