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Chapter 97: Back In The Past
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Dalmi’s eyes widened and her heart pounded fast. It was beating aggressively like a lion was living inside it, struggling to come out of her chest that it was almost hurting her.
“What took you so long?” the man was surely asking his brother, but to Dalmi, it sounded like a question meant for her although the man wasn’t looking at him. She couldn’t believe it.
Of all the people she was expecting to cross paths with when they are still in the Philippines, she hasn’t predicted that she would meet Carden Thompson the earliest.
She bit her lips and moved her head sideways. It may look rude or she might be acting weird, but she just couldn’t get herself to face him and act like everything was fine for her just like the old times. If there would be a
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