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"Joana, wait!"

Joana gasped when suddenly someone's voice echoed through the air. She swiftly hid her hands behind her back, then turned around, turning to the source of the sound.

There was a middle-aged woman who was none other than Veronica, standing a few meters in front of her.

"Madam?" She whispered nervously with a slightly trembling lower lip.

Without responding, Veronica walked slowly towards Joana. A pair of hazel eyes stared blankly, scrutinizing every expression on Joana's face. A bitter smile immediately appeared on her face, as if something from Joana was bothering her.

Flustered. Joana was increasingly unable to control the tremors that had never been absent from her body, since the appearance of the middle-aged woman. Oh shit. She should have been more careful earlier.

"What are you doing here?" Veronica asked with the same look, after standing right in front of Joana.