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Chapter 45

Author: Ruthie Lee
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-12 08:59:57

JOANNE

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My eyes widened in response to the sound of something heavy colliding with another large object.

I was still drowsy, so when I spotted Hardy in my room, standing opposite my bed, staring at me like a lunatic,.

I brushed the tiredness off my voice. It terrified me, but I tried not to show it.

Instead, I asked.

“What are you doing?”

Without uttering a single word, he completely disregarded my question and began approaching me.

What was the matter with this man?

As soon as he approached, the scent of alcohol wafted towards me and caught my breath in a wave.

Was he drunk? How much did he take, if he did? He was behaving more creepy than drunk.

What the heck did he want?

All I wanted was to drift off to sleep right then.

He had been a jerk hours ago, a dickhead that almost made me cry.

Why was he here? To apologize?

An apology would not settle for how I’ve crisscrossed his face in my heart. I couldn’t believe I almost took sympathy for a man as shitty as Hardy.

Maybe I should
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