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Chapter 35

Author: Josephine Ivy
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Luca’s POV

I exited the office after a little while without ending up getting any bit of work down, it was of no use, my mind was too unfocused to get any more work for the day and I ended up giving up trying.

It was currently some minutes after ten pm and I was making my way through the office building and into the empty elevator. I massaged my fingers through my hair and tugged on the roots a little just as the elevator doors slid open and I got out in an instant. I headed outside the building and nodded my head at the receptionist who greeted me good night as I walked past her desk, all the way outside the office building.

“Get in the driver’s seat, you’re driving me home tonight.” I said to the guard who usually follows my car, and sat in the passenger’s seat, beside the driver.

“On it, sir.” He replied and tugged the back seat’s door open for me, I got in and tugged the door close myself. I knew he knew how to drive really well so I didn’t need to worry about him crashing the
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