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XXII. Proposal
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2021-05-07 09:53:45“Do I have to choose?”
“What about this. I just bought a property on the Cliffside. Why don't we head over there? The weather is good and at the same time I could ask you what you think about the cabin.”
“A cabin?”
“A rundown cabin. It goes with the property when I bought it. I thought of doing the repair myself.”
“Cliffside? That's near the woods, right?”
“It's within the woods just like the one where I brought you last night.”
“Why? Can we just eat right here? Or the park?” at least I won't be alone with Killiad again. Being with him makes me lower my guard down, and being vulnerable is the last thing in my mind a couple of weeks after I caught my ex-fiance doing another woman.
“I have something to tell you in private and in case you decided to throw things or shout at my face then you can do so without the neighbors' knowledge.” He said, winking at me.
It's probably about our marriage and his choice to stay with it for whatever reas
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