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Chapter 40: Exposed

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Tanya and Lisa approached me with sly smiles. Their over friendly and concerned demeanor immediately putting me on edge.

“Oh my gosh, Bella, what happened to you? If Lisa hadn’t told me it was you, I wouldn’t have recognized you at all,” Tanya said, her voice dripping with feigned concern. but in reality, you could see it in her eyes that she doesn’t care about a single thing that’s happening in my life.

“Of course it’s her, she just looks umm…” Lisa gave me as slow mocking look, crossing her arms as she looked at me from head to toe. “Poor,” she said, emphasizing the word like a sharp jab.

“But let’s not dwell on that,” Tanya added with a smug grin. “What’s important is we finally found you here. You’ve been gone from home for so long that we almost forgot you existed. Dad was so worried, he started drinking the day after you left, and you didn’t even bother to call us to tell us that you’re okay.” She sniffled dramatically, even managing a fake tear.

“Shh… it’s okay. At least she’
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