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The Perfect Gift.

Author: Joyce Mama
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-18 00:00:19
*Selene's POV*

Detachment. It has always been my strong suit, or at least I thought it was before I began loosing my prorities.

Either way,what matters now are the important things, like the reason I fought so hard for that house in the first place and now how to properly manage matters involving it.

I carefully installed a pair of hoop earrings and adjusted my hair off my face. Staring at myself in the mirror, I decided to give my lips another coat of lipstick.

Greta came into the room with freshly washed towels, humming a carefree song as she waddled into the closet.

“Has anything arrived in the mail?” I asked absently.

“No,” she yelled from the closet. “Nothing yet.”

I was expecting the invitations by now—Yolanda's birthday was tonight, and I couldn’t miss it. I began to consider getting the tickets myself.

“Are you expecting anything?” Greta asked, attempting to make conversation. But I wasn’t really in the mood to talk; it had been hard to get in the mood for anyth
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