Shadows Behind The Veil.

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that day. It had been years ago-a fleeting moment when she and her mother ha

oy was you?" she aske

er found me. Gave me food, patched me up. You

ration in his voice as he begged them not to call the authorities. She h

to you after th

floor. "I left the next morning. I didn

Jia said, bitterness

tting out isn't an option. I've spent years trying to repay the kindn

ted to lash out, to blame him for dragging her into his chaos. But another pa

rom me?" she asked,

se their operations. A case file, a witness statement-anything they can't afford t

"So, what am I suppose

esolute. "You fight back.

ception but found none. Against her bett

But if I'm going to fight back, I need

ed into a faint

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x: A Fragi

every move with the efficiency of someone who had spent years navigating danger. Jia, meanwhile, str

the facade. He was meticulous, yes, but also deeply protec

use's small dining room, Jia couldn't help but ask, "Why

more than employees. They're people who, like me, didn't have a choice. I

ghting for justice, but she had never considered what it meant fo

egret it?" she

nt. "Every day. But regret doesn't change an

n between them shifted. It wasn't just about

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en: Cracks

ce didn

ide her bedroom. She grabbed the nearest object-a

pen it, Wei burst

ving her behind the bed ju

l, her ears ringing. Wei moved with terrifying precision

ei turned to her, his expr

head, too st

he said grimly. "The

clutched the edge of the

ed. "We end this.

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