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21. Fairy Tale
SEVEN YEARS AGO
NOTTINGHAM
It had been two days since Yeona met the two most handsome people in the world (according to her) after her Lee Min Ho Oppa. Ever since then, she had blabbered about how Ayla had feelings for Jayden that she saw her blushing when he waved at her.
“It is not like that.” Ayla would say. “He is the first person who’s kind to me after coming here. So I respect him.”
Yeona would pout at that statement and snap her head away.
“Tamam(okay).” Ayla would say. “Mason and Jayden are the persons who are kind to me and helped me before you came.”
Those words instantly cheered her up. But Yeona didn't stop her chatter. Both of them agreed to explore a new place in Nottingham and go home befor
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