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Chapter 68

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Olive~

Today I went to borrow a few books from the library to work on my dissertation.

It was the holidays, and I should have been enjoying it but as long as I couldn't fool around and have fun in public and be among my friends, it was better to warm my head with something I liked.

Huxley carried the box and we entered the living room.

"You came back!"

"Why did you not call me?" I asked.

Edward was already home, sitting in the living room with Tobin.

"Huxley told me you are in the library so I didn't want to interrupt you."

I greeted them and sat next to him.

Tobin smiled, "Congratulations!"

For what?

He stood up and didn't have his coffee. I looked at him blankly and then my eyes shifted to Mira who winked at me.

"You could stay for lunch!" I suggested.

"Maybe some other time, sister-in-law. I must go and find my deserted brother. He had become a workaholic not to go home and face our parents."

I nodded and he left.

I gazed at Edward and raised my brow.

"What is going on here? What w
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Those two…. Why has no one sent them to prison… Edward shldve had enough of covering up Jonathan’s attacks on him, and Elenor’s attacks on Olive. Because of that, here comes more drama.
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