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131: We are fine

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last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-05-07 23:50:53

Avery's POV

I looked at her for another second.

Then I looked at Liam. He was watching me from across the table with an expression that was careful and completely still, like he had heard the question clearly and was giving me the space to decide what I was going to do with it. He was not going to answer it for me and he was not going to pretend he had not heard it.

I looked back at Zoey.

"I think," I said, keeping my voice steady, "that you have run out of things to say about the project. And
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