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Chapter Twenty-Four

Author: D'zire
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

The next day came by like a flash and Scar woke up with a smile on her face feeling euphoric while reminiscing about last night's events.

She had so much fun and loved being in Skye's company. He was a great guy with an amazing sense of humor, she was eager to get to know him even more.

‘Really?' She asked herself as she got up.

The morning was going great and she wasn't about to let anything ruin the mood.

As she busied herself with work, Seb walked in through the door, his hair was messy and disheveled, regardless of that he still looked like he just came out of a magazine.

The top three buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing a glimpse of his toned chest. But something was off about him, he had a gloomy and bleak face.

'What's up with him?' Scar thought to herself analyzing him carefully, If it was a few days back before he accused her of theft and insulted her, she would have been worried and asked what was wrong, but now she couldn't care less, not anymore.

She turned her
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