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Chapter Twenty-one

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The next morning, Maya woke up and noticed she slept alone on the bed, she wondered where Jayden could be since he hadn't come back home last night, and she wondered why she was so worried about his whereabouts.

"Why do you care, Maya? Don't worry about him, he is old enough to take care of himself". she said as stood up to the bathroom to freshen up.

Some hours later, the manager was attending to some influential people in the VIP lobby, she asked Maya to get them some drinks, which she obeyed and left to get the drinks, Angela and Becky were beside the customers attending to their needs.

" Mom, that dress looks pretty". A young elegant lady said she was seated next to her mother and also her other sisters on the left-hand side.

"Yeah, you are right, it will look pretty on you". another elegant lady said.

" Ok, I will have it". she said and the manager asked Angela to help her with the dress. Maya was coming with a tray of drinks, Becky saw that she was ge
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