Reading the results
The envelope’s contents felt heavier than mere paper, like they carried a lifetime of consequences. Emma’s eyes darted nervously across the page, scanning line by line with desperate urgency. Each printed word dragged her closer to revelation. Somewhere in those sterile columns lay the confirmation she both dreaded and longed for. She braced herself against the counter, breaths shallow and uneven. The document’s secret waited to be exposed, ready to change everything she knew.
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