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CHAPTER 45: HOT GUY

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last update Last Updated: 2022-11-26 03:40:34

CHICAGO:

Emma adjusted the rope that held the apron around her neck.

"I don’t have to choke to get the work done." She muttered as she reduced the tightness of the rope a little bit. She looked gorgeous and had packed her blonde hair in a dough form. In her bar attendant uniform, she gazed around the busy atmosphere and her mind travelled to days spent at Gideon's bar in New York. It was always filled up and the noisy environment was as exciting as the club she was now working at. Just like Gideon's club, this place was lit and the warm expressions spread on the faces of the customers proved how much they loved the place. She smiled at Ellie her co-worker and now friend who was passing by with some tray of shots. She cleaned her forehead with her hand towel and resolved to clearing the empty glasses spread around the table before her.

She was glad she had taken this job. Not only will the income help her fend for herself, she will also save to further her studies which she stopped
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