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Grace was taken by surprise and shocked when she heard the voice over the phone.
It was a voice that had been absent in her life for far too long.
She was consumed with a mix of both a weird sense of the unknown and a hint of familiarity.
She closed her eyes as she suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her heart. It was so painful that she almost felt as if she was being suffocated.
"Can you hear me?" Candace's voice echoed from the other end of the phone. It was so indifferent and cold as usual. Only this time, it was all the more indifferent.
She remembered Candace's voice. It was a little hoarse but distinctive.
"Yes I heard you. So you're back?" Grace responded with difficulty.
"Yes," Candace answered almost instantly. Her voice over the phone was very calm. "Hurry up and come over with Alice. I'll wait for you girls," she instructed Grace in an overbearing manner.