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Chapter 54
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2022-09-17 22:51:20Xander's POV
The past few days haven't been so eventful. Bella started work as my accountant, and even though it killed me, I knew this was what she wanted, just a business relationship between us. And even though I didn't want to, I had to accept her conditions.
It was just so hard for me every day to just suppress my feelings towards her, to call her Isabella and not Bella like I always used to call her. Sometimes I just feel like I am going to lose it one of these days and just stop all this stupid charade.
But a guy can wish right,'' I said to myself as I soon heard my phone ring.
'' Speak to me, what is it,'' I said through the phone.
'' Draco, it is not good, Javier has stuck again,'' I heard on
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