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### Chapter 1: Chapter-1
Let him get the shock of his life. When it was time for lunch, Dominic refused to hear a word about restaurants. "I'm cooking for you," he announced, shrugging out of his jacket as we walked into the house. "One of your favorites. Non-negotiable." "You don't have to..." "I want to. Sit. Look
Mom went silent. Then she unbuckled her seatbelt without a word, climbed out, and stood in the driveway staring up at it. "Whose house is this?" she whispered. "Yours." She turned to me slowly. "Mine?" "Yours, Mom. I bought it today. The paperwork is done, and this time it's in my name." "
Julian has been arrested for gassing my mother, almost killing her, and for other crimes too. Just you wait. You and this bitch will join him as accomplices. And your first charge will be selling Mom's house, not just to an enemy, but doing it without her knowledge or consent." His face drained of
CELESTE Julian and Seraphine were now working in concert to fool the single biggest idiot of the century. Felix hadn't even needed to be recruited. He'd probably volunteered, tripping over himself to hand his sister's enemy a house, all for the woman currently standing in his doorway in borrowed
CELESTE I leaned against the doorframe and watched Dominic buckle his watch, already dressed, already moving like a man with a list of people to ruin. "Stop staring at me like that," he said, without turning around. "Like what?" "Like I'm dessert and you've already eaten." "You are desser
When it got dark and her mother had gone to bed, I sat on the edge of our bed. Celeste was lying on her side, staring at the wall. "Are you okay?" I asked softly. "Do you maybe want to talk to someone? Maybe a therapist?" She sat up slowly, and when she turned to me, there were tears running dow
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### Chapter 2: Chapter-2
Let him get the shock of his life. When it was time for lunch, Dominic refused to hear a word about restaurants. "I'm cooking for you," he announced, shrugging out of his jacket as we walked into the house. "One of your favorites. Non-negotiable." "You don't have to..." "I want to. Sit. Look
Mom went silent. Then she unbuckled her seatbelt without a word, climbed out, and stood in the driveway staring up at it. "Whose house is this?" she whispered. "Yours." She turned to me slowly. "Mine?" "Yours, Mom. I bought it today. The paperwork is done, and this time it's in my name." "
Julian has been arrested for gassing my mother, almost killing her, and for other crimes too. Just you wait. You and this bitch will join him as accomplices. And your first charge will be selling Mom's house, not just to an enemy, but doing it without her knowledge or consent." His face drained of
CELESTE Julian and Seraphine were now working in concert to fool the single biggest idiot of the century. Felix hadn't even needed to be recruited. He'd probably volunteered, tripping over himself to hand his sister's enemy a house, all for the woman currently standing in his doorway in borrowed
CELESTE I leaned against the doorframe and watched Dominic buckle his watch, already dressed, already moving like a man with a list of people to ruin. "Stop staring at me like that," he said, without turning around. "Like what?" "Like I'm dessert and you've already eaten." "You are desser
When it got dark and her mother had gone to bed, I sat on the edge of our bed. Celeste was lying on her side, staring at the wall. "Are you okay?" I asked softly. "Do you maybe want to talk to someone? Maybe a therapist?" She sat up slowly, and when she turned to me, there were tears running dow
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