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CHAPTER 80 – Runs in the Family
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Done?” he casually asked.
She nodded her head then went inside the car.
She has a lot to ask but she’s scared to find out the truth.
Knowing Daniel, he wouldn’t sugar-coat anything.
“I don’t remember you smoke” she said casually while lowering her window.
“I do, sometimes”
“You know I was hoping when I wake up, I would be in our room and you would be there” she tried not to sound reproachful but her voice cracked in the end.
“I was so scared, Daniel. You asked me to trust you and I did. But you weren’t there” she let her built-up emotions out.
Daniel stopped the car on the side of the road and tried to comfort her.
She must be very traumatized with what happened.
But he remembered the scenes differently.
As soon as Clarence sent the details of their meet-up, the restaurant was secured and the people inside were hired men.
When she passed out, it was Daniel who carried her in the car and
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