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Chapter 102

Author: Crimson Ripples
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“There’s something else I need to take care of so I brought the date forward!” Sean explained.

Christina was so over the moon after ending the phone call that she forgot about Matthew. She was delighted to see her darling son tomorrow.

She must first do some cleaning around the house but after checking the entire place, she realized that nothing much needed to be done. Disappointed, she sat down on the bed.

Travis and Sean were used to living the good life abroad. What if they could not accustom themselves to staying at this small and lousy house?

This mixed feeling accompanied her the entire night. The following afternoon, she and Francis went to pick up Travis at the airport.

Travis, having not seen his mother for a long time, was on cloud nine as he threw himself into her arms. Francis also shared the same excitement. “Come here, Travis, come to uncle.”

The boy freed himself from Christina’s embrace and greeted the man. Smiling, the latter carried the boy up in the air and kis
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