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Chapter 16 : Distance

Author: Cynthia
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-14 19:00:00

The room was quiet.

Not the kind of quiet that brought peace—but the kind that pressed down, heavy and suffocating, filling every corner with something unspoken.

It was morning.

Sunlight filtered through the thin curtains, soft and warm, but it didn’t reach her.

Emma lay awake on the narrow hospital bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above her. The white light felt too harsh, too real, yet she couldn’t bring her
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Jenny
I hate this man.. I am glad Emma is leaving him now.. don’t go back to that prison
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What’s wrong with this man
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