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Chapter 24 Lady in Pink Dress
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2024-10-29 19:42:56A knock came at the door of Lucas’s office, he slightly tilted his head upward and inhaled deeply before resting his back against his chair.
“Come in,” he said, raising his voice a little. The door creaked open and a woman in her 30’s entered. Lucas judged her from her looks, which was unnecessarily a bit exaggerated. She was wearing an elegant dress with big puffy sleeves, a knee-high boots and a red fedora hat with a wide brim over her head. She walked to his table in such graceful manner, her little hand bag swinging by the air on her hand.
Lucas can feel his frustration creeping up, certain that this kind of client was the least one he’d like to have for today. The woman sat in such elegant and slow manner on the chair, she put her bag on Lucas’s table and took off her fedora hat, resting it on her lap. Lucas noticed she also have excessive gothic make-up that did not quite matched on her bright pink dre
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