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Part 74

Author: Anne Guzel
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-15 00:00:59
Olivia needed a job, and she knew her adoptive parents wouldn't allow her to return to work if it involved contact with Ignazio. Kralligimiz, Coskun, or Abrisam were clearly on her blacklist. Because all three companies were under the Antony Quirino family, Ignazio's father.

But Olivia also couldn't go back to her old job with Luca or Zello. Because if she did, she would be cutting off the livelihood of others who had replaced her position.

However, if Olivia wanted to work with Flavia, that would be different. Although Flavia was Ignazio's older sister, she and her husband lived in a different city from Ignazio's family. And Olivia was confident that the distance would be a consideration for her parents to allow her to go.

What Olivia needed to think about now was how to communicate this to her parents. Clearly, she needed Falisha's help or her other siblings to ask for permission for her.

"Are you sure you want to move?" Lorraine asked when they were alone on the upper floor of A
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