"I don't hate you. We can wipe the slate clean and move on. I just need you to stop interfering in my life."

"That's not gonna happen."

Linda's voice was shaky with emotion. "Chloe, I've told you before: you'll never get rid of me, not in this lifetime."

Chloe had expected this. Linda wouldn't let go. Whenever Chloe started to feel a bit stronger, Linda would latch onto her like a ghost that wouldn't quit haunting.

"Linda, what do you really want from me? What's your end game here?"

The question seemed to throw Linda off for a moment. But Chloe wasn't having any of it. She let out a bitter laugh. "You want me to crash and burn, don't you? You want to see me lose it all my life, my reputation, everyone I care about. You want to see me end up with nothing, like some stray dog, isn't that right?"

past, and Chloe could recall them as if it were yesterday. She

with a sudden laugh. "Yeah, Chloe, I want you to be like I was before I met

"Why?"

She had fought so hard to pull Linda out of her own darkness. Yet the person she had cared for so deeply only wanted

voice eerie and almost otherworldly. "This

down her spine. She yanked her arm back. "Linda, you're out

girl who used to hide behind her. She seemed like a chess master, eyes filled with unwavering confidence.

Books, fees, you'd always sneak money into my backpack. You were so worried I'd feel guilty that you had me run errands, like buying breakfast. You loved those fishball pancakes, said you'd never tasted anything that good. But they weren't

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