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Meeting Ronan (1)

Author: TanuS
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-06 23:27:35

“Addy, where are you?” Anastasia asked her best friend who had left early in the morning without informing her.

“I went to the doctor’s,” Adeline replied.

Anastasia asked, “I always go with you. Why didn’t you tell me?”

Adeline explained, “Austin wanted to come with me. You see, we always ditch him and since this might be my last doctor visit, I thought I would take him with me.” She added, “After the doctor’s visit, we went for some ice cream.”

Suddenly, Adeline’s voice grew tense. “Dear god.”

“What happened?” Anastasia asked, panicked. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, but someone else isn’t going to be,” Adeline said, hanging up the call. Her eyes caught sight of Ronan walking toward her. He was probably in a meeting with a client but as soon as he saw her, he changed direction and began walking toward her.

Adeline looked at Austin, who was still on the call. Dear Lord, Austin was going to beat up Ronan. She looked back and forth between Austin and Ronan, the latter now just a few feet aw
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