The Colonel's Daughter's Revenge

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ance was expected, my enthu

rect communication was impossible with his current

father trusted implici

ays dreamed of attending. She was a long-time acquaintance of my

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be subtle.

tensibly an update on

to update you on my university considerations, as per my father' s suggesti

studies, my volunteer work (the real

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ng very quickly, and while Eleanor is quite enthusiastic, the arrangements feel... rushed, and somewhat overwhelming for someone my age. Father always valued

. She was sharp. She understood my father' s character. The words

ing under her guidance, reinforcing my academic aspirations, a

ut through a secure channel, by

get it?" Maya asked

Hayes knows my father wouldn' t want me railroaded into something li

immer of hope. But it was a m

inevitable confrontations ahead. Eleanor was planning a grand introduction for me

e the next b