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Chapter 68~ Scary Nightmare

Author: Holland Cisca
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-27 02:22:02

CLARA

I stepped into the room quietly, hoping to avoid any conversation with Mateo. But as soon as I saw him standing by the window, my heart clenched. His back was to me, his posture straight, his hands tucked into his pockets. Something about the way he stood there made him look deep in thought, but I wasn’t about to ask what was on his mind.

I turned quickly, ready to leave before he noticed me, but his voice stopped me.

“Leaving so soon?” he asked, almost too calmly to neglect.

I swallowed hard and turned back slowly. He was already walking toward me, his dark eyes locked onto mine. There was something unreadable in his expression, something that made my stomach tighten.

I took a step back. And another.

He kept coming closer.

I stepped back again until I felt the cold surface of the door against my back. There was nowhere else to go.

Mateo smirked, his head tilting slightly. “You feel scared around me,” he murmured, his voice low yet teasing, “and yet, you get jealous when
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