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Chapter 8

Author: The Sunken Official
Lucas' POV

When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a hospital bed. Madeline was beside me, clutching a medical report with trembling hands.

"You have terminal stomach cancer… Lucas, why did you never tell me? Why…"

"Isn't this what you've always hoped for?" I said, looking at Madeline with a flat, emotionless stare, like she was someone I had never met before.

"Leo is dead, and I don't have long left either. Before you know it, you'll be free to stand beside Jeffrey in broad daylight, wi
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