Shameless Tactics

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The sad blues were playing.

Elara was left speechless.

She glanced at Levi with a deadpan face.

She thought, 'The old man had been sulking in the corner ever since they got in, looking like a wilted plant with a gloomy storm cloud hovering over his head, thunder and lightning crackling for extra drama.

'His whole body practically screamed one thing: he is shutting down.'

Their eyes met.

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