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Chapter 15 Brothers keeper
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2025-01-29 00:28:00Olivia
Two days passed since the encounter at the bar and I tried to forget about the strange man and his proposal.
But it was hard, who was he and how did he find and I didn't buy the crap about his friend.
Soon I put him out of my mind. It was a Saturday and Eliza and I killed the time by going to our local market, looking for antiques.
Although ill be gone for an entire year, that didn't stop us from doing what we loved the most, browsing.
Eliza wondered around while I inspected an ugly but interesting china set. “Looks like the thing my grandmama would have loved.” A voice said.
Without paying much attention, I smiled, “Mine too.”
I couldn't help but think of my grandmother and her sunny kitchen with outdated flower wall paper.
There had been so much love in that kitchen.
I looked around some more and noticed that Eliza was busy somewhere else. Our tastes differed, but when we had had ou
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