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Chapter 43 Your life is not enough payment!
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Julius eyes darken, and he shakes his head. "After everything that happened to you? No, you're safer here. Maybe we can find something for you to focus on. A project. Perhaps Father might let you enroll in some online courses."
Though she had completed her GED with the Bloody Sapphire, college was never an option. Father doesn't value her enough to invest in her education. Julius sometimes overlooks the reality of their world, pretending possibilities exist where they don't.
"That would be nice," Jenny agrees, nodding, knowing opposition might bring back the mean or angry Julius — something she desperately wants to avoid. She's almost fully recovered from past injuries inflicted by him, and the last thing she wishes is to endure that pain again. She briefly recalls the agony of the first time, the blood running down her legs, and suppresses a twisted laugh at Julius's indignation towards Alvin.
When Julius finishes his meal with Jenny, they discreetly disp
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