CHAPTER 94 PART 1
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Grace sighed, shaking her head at Pervis with a mixture of affection and exasperation. "You're too kind for your own good, you know that? These people would have destroyed you without a second thought if they'd had the power. But fine—since you want to spare them, I'll speak with Aria."

She pulled out her phone, already scrolling through her contacts. "But don't say I didn't warn you when they prove themselves ungrateful."

"Thank you, Ms. Coleman!" Samuel gasped from his kneeling position, his
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