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Chapter 52 (Hope )

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Elena's POV

I got up, moved to the window, and watched him leave the Laurence mansion, striding gracefully to the parking slot towards his car.

A sigh escaped my lips as I retreated to my bed, trying to get my mind to think straight.

“Why is Alana always intervening in my relationship with Raymond?”

“Why is my husband attached to my stepsister?” I whispered, my mind reeling with thoughts.

I had wanted to spend my birthday eve with Raymond and see what surprise he had for me, but Alana ruined everything.

“She just can't wait to take away all the people I love from me, but why?” I mumbled

These questions swirled in my head, plunging me into darkness, an endless world of different questions.

I felt weariness wash over my body as my thoughts ran wild. I could feel my headache as if a huge party was bustling in my head.

I needed to clear my head and seal my mind, to avoid all these thoughts from entering into my head.

My eyes darted around the room as I stood up,
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