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Chapter 124: Stop Your False Hopes
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2024-10-29 19:42:56BBAP CHAPTER 124
Dalmi hid her hands behind her back and pinched the one with the other. Biting her lips, she slowly followed where the man was leading her with her eyes glued to the floor. She didn't know why the man called her at this hour for a talk, but she already had a hunch.
Johannes had been a good friend to her ever since she came to Chicago and lived there with Denver, and for years, the man didn’t fail to give her signals that he liked her. And although she also showed him that she was not ready for a new relationship, she knew the man was still hoping that she could reciprocate what he felt. Her head bumped on his back when he halted from his walk, making her in pain as she touched her forehead.
“Why are you not saying anything?” the man glanced behind his shoulders, tilting his head a bit to meet her eyes.
“Sorry...I wasn’t looking at where I stepped on,” she bit her lips and shifted her gaze to the skies.
She could already predic
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