“The longer the wait, the sweeter the fall.”
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“Seraphina Su is an orphan adopted by the Sterling family”
“What does it feel like to be cheated on and publicly humiliated by a scumbag”
“In the back alley of New York University's south gate, the lights were dim and the atmosphere was thick”
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