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consistent prioritization of Clara Vance over me, even when I was in distress or our rela

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so state that upon Clara' s successful treatment with the NovaCure Protocol, you and I will pe

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his proclaimed love f

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cemented

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questions. She

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r of the fragile Clara,

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n pieces and felt a sharp pang of loss, not just for t

, Ava. It was an accident. We

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was h

, his former fiancée, who was n

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rashing into a ditch, smoke

nce away, the impact jarring me violently. My head hit the steering w

to the pas

wreck. She looked dazed, perhaps

her, his

ver' s side door jammed. Pain sh

f pain and disbelief, as Et

ven look tow

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