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Chapter 152

Author: Miss Jean
last update publish date: 2026-06-22 15:24:00

The following week arrived wrapped in sunshine.

Not the hesitant sunshine of early spring.

Real sunshine.

Warm sunshine.

The kind that encouraged people to open windows, linger outdoors, and believe that difficult seasons had finally passed.

Ava stood in the kitchen one morning arranging fresh flowers into a glass vase while sunlight streamed across the countertops.

The house felt unusually peaceful.

Suspiciously peaceful.

Interesting.

Very interesting.

Because experience had taught her that pe
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