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Chapter 55 - What are you talking about?

Author: Zinny Cynthia
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[Kaden]

I tilted my neck for the umpteenth time today, my eyes fixed on my laptop as my eyes danced across the keyboard. Running Donovan's empire along with my businesses was demanding, but nothing I couldn't handle

My eyes shifted from my laptop to my phone as the ringtone pierced the air. My jaw clenched, did I forget to put this phone on silence? The last thing I needed right now was a distraction

I exhaled, grabbing my phone from the desk, my brow creased together as I stared at the name on the caller ID. My eyes flicked to the clock. It was almost 8 pm. What the hell does my mother want this late? Because if this was another dinner invite, she could forget it. I hadn't even said a word to her after the stunt she pulled in my house

I declined the call and pushed my phone aside. Focusing my eyes back on my laptop but who was I kidding, it's Vivian Donovan we were talking about, if this phone didn't go off, she wouldn't stop calling. So I had only one option

I turned it off. My eyes
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namratajhunjhunwala
sorry, just realised mixed up 2 books
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namratajhunjhunwala
when he went to meet the kids, he was thinking of matilda. wanted to know what really happened. here, back to hating and trying to hurt her. very confusing
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