Chapter 216
Author: Pen thinker
last update2026-03-22 23:07:22

Raymond looked at his phone with the unhurried and completely unperformed calm of someone doing something ordinary, and he made the call with the same economy of motion, bringing the phone to his ear and speaking into it with the brief and quiet directness of someone who does not need to explain themselves at length to be understood.

“I need you here,” he said.

“Now, and bring it along.”

That was all.

He ended the call and returned the phone to his pocket with the same unhurried quality and lo
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