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Chapter 65: What Lies Beneath the Truth

Author: ENIOLA GOLD
last update publish date: 2026-04-20 21:45:55

Jeffery got home. The house was calm when he stepped in, but he could already smell food from the dining area. Clara was at the table, arranging the plates neatly as if she had been waiting for him for a while. She had called him earlier to ask if he was almost home, and now she looked up the moment she heard the door.

“You’re back,” she said, walking toward him.

He dropped his keys and moved closer. “Yeah.”

She wrapped her arms around him first, and he held her back.

The hug stayed for a few
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