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Ch20 - Useless to them
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2024-11-24 21:02:00It's strange. For days now, Lena hadn't heard anything from her parents. No good news, no bad news—nothing at all. She even checked with Diya, who confirmed that she had been monitoring her messages every day and found nothing.
Her heart sank. The remaining fifteen million in her account had been temporarily frozen. When Diya learned that Stellan had wrecked her home, she was shocked but said there was nothing she could do. All she could ask was where Lena was staying and if it was safe. Lena replied that she was at the Taurus Hotel and would be lying low there for the time being.Two days later, Diya reached out again, saying she wanted to have dinner with Lena. Since Lena had been holed up in the hotel for almost a week, and it was just a three-hour outing for dinner, she eventually agreed after Diya's persistent invitations.But the moment she stepped out of the hotel, a man grabbed her. She wasn’t far from the entrance and was about to shout when the man spoke: "Lena
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