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Author: Winifred K
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-20 13:54:33

In the hotel room, Leroy silently packed his backpack, each movement carrying a hint of sluggishness.

Was he really going to leave like this? A sudden wave of reluctance surged within him.

This reluctance wasn't for the city, but for a person—Laura.

Leroy's mind kept replaying images of Laura. He longed to see her one more time, but reason told him it was nearly impossible.

After all, their meeting had been a mere coincidence during his travels. Once they parted, it was unlikely their paths would cross again.

With these complex emotions swirling inside him, Leroy slowly closed the hotel room door and turned toward the front desk to check out.

His steps were heavy, his heart filled with such melancholy that he failed to notice the elevator doors on the other side of the hotel opening at the exact moment his own elevator began its descent.

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Night had fallen by the time Laura dragged her exhausted body back home.

The moment she stepped into the living room, her eyes landed on the man
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Ako it oh
Wrong…it should be the same mother not father
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Ako it oh
My guess…. Alex and Laura may be brothers and sisters with the same father. Gavin may not even a brother to Laura.alexander and Laura has the same mother. Gavin’s father may have thought Laura is his daughter and Gavin’s father may have given Laura to Gavin to take care of - hiding Laura from mom.
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alanna
Me too! Are you all caught up on the current chapter?
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