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Chapter 34: Composed
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2024-10-29 19:42:56~ADELE~
It feels like I had signed a lifetime contract with my pain and sorrows.
My tears never stopped,
First for my sister, dad and now for the man I love,
"It's for your safety. You saw what he did to Elijah; he could harm you, Adele. He is a mad man, and staying away from him is the only solution we see,"
The words spoken by Blaise didn't leave me. How could I be so stupid not to see his real color? He fooled me with love; He is mad; Blaise was right. It's the only thing I could do to stay away from him; run.
But why did it feel so bad leaving him? Because my heart still beats for him. He might use me as a second-hand thing, but
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