“Clara…” she breathed.
Clara recoiled like she had been struck.
“No.”
Her pulse thundered painfully in her neck.
“No, no, no—what is she doing here?”
Leo stood up immediately.
“Mom—”
“You knew about this?”
His silence answered first.
Then quietly:
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“Clara…” she breathed.
Clara recoiled like she had been struck.
“No.”
Her pulse thundered painfully in her neck.
“No, no, no—what is she doing here?”
Leo stood up immediately.
“Mom—”
“You knew about this?”
His silence answered first.
Then quietly:
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