Too Late, Mr. Blindness Billionaire

door, sharp and dismissive. "Don'

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the mask slipped. Tears burne

ened on the

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voice was dev

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s, the same shade as Chloe'

causing

my voice even.

. "Chloe is sensitive. Th

sure

am' s suffering – none of it ever matt

tactic. A smile that

haven' t always

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i

very happy. Ethan is a good

ivered the real rea

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ere like a

ed to e

t for me?" I aske

erous. For your silence.

y me. Just like everyt

o casually, twisted something ins

y, a cold, defia

a sarcasm I didn' t entirely feel. "Let' s say.

the living

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had h

on his face. "Ten million? I knew it.

side, feigning concern. "

de with false sympathy. "Ava, sis

e word was

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ackled wit

e turned purp

om the mantelpiece – some tribute

hrew

it grazed my arm. P

eful bitch!"

, blood seeping t

t break. Not i

I spat. "You and Eleanor, destroyin

ignoring the thr

last time. His face

walked out. Dign

ed me out to

. I won. Just lik

ds. The

sharp and b

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loe had s

e' d known I was desper

the party host. Told him

er' s fee. And she wanted to dest

njuries. The docto

doing.

use of her. Because I could

ial – that was late

y. It was

whispered, the horror of i

pure venom. "Know

new I

njured arm, her

ragging me towards a large, ornate fountain at

as there. A

saw

ed, pulling

threw herself dramati

look like

lready believing the wor

ook at me. H

ing, "distraught" C

hen turned to me,

va?" he yelled, his voice echoing i

ging to him. "She.

tighter, g

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