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grand lobby, stiff and imposing, accompanied by t

penthouse. Cornelius pushed open the front

. The apartment was deathly silent. An unse

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and rushed into the living room to turn on the video

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seven years ago. From that moment on, she treated

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, Cassidy slowly opened his

blinds, casting a harsh glare on her face

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, she took out the s

meaningful thing

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lish dreams. It was the physical pillar of her entire illusory

sed her fingertips again

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gripped the ceramic edge tightly until her knuckles turned wh

d hot, stinging tears to

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a drawer, took out a steel screwdriver, and aime

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