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Chapter 27
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Angelo
I cherish the days when; I wake up next to a sleeping Cleo . She is always up before me or anyone because in the house for that matter. Even our own son has taken after her and he also still has trust issues.
Daniel was away on family business and I needed someone to talk to. He had told me to to talk to Salvatore even if I don't like him because he too likes Cleo . He had also warned me about my friends who were ladies that think it was okay to make Cleo feel insecure and I unsure of her decision to take my last name , when he mentioned Mia I knew what he was talking about.
On the day of Maxwell's wedding after the ceremony I called my mother to tell her that ; I was married to Cleo . She went quite for a second and asked me if ; I was sure about her being my one and only ? ... I told her yes and that she should stop being antagonistic towards Cleo. She went on to give her reasons as to why she was against
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CleoTalking to my father in law was the best decision. I could have ever made. He didn't know that I had taken his son's last name ; and when I told him he was happy but his happiness was filled with trepidation meaning there was something I don't know that I ought to know ,because he told me about his extended family and the fight for the thrown . He said if anything were to happen to him I'd be caught in a war that I didn't start and what might have started out as an innocent love story between Angelo and me ; may turn out to be a tragedy because of my connections.I have never shown anyone my client list . Even when I worked at Massa . I have only ever done PR related stuff at work and my side hustle dealt with scheduling content for clients that needed their products profiled and marketed to the right demographic.The latest person to file in a request was not from here and I've been iffy a
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AngeloFour weeks laterIf this CEO thing doesn't work out I think I will not only make a better singer ; but a great events coordinator. I had hosted Cleo's birthday party and it was pretty peaceful and perfect according to Cleo and I got rewarded for my hard work; after the morning we had on that day . Birthday sex should be everyday ... Well occassionally... Once a month on your birthdate I will make it a rule.I had a hard time convincing Cleo to come back to Massa . She was reluctant at first but I managed to get her to jump on board. The move came with her losing half her client list. That included my cousin, and a couple of associates who were Massa enemies. Word hadn't gone out that I was married to Cleo, what the press had gotten hold of was the fact that Cleo and I were an item and that's not been without its challenges. Mia started working for the compa
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AngeloI love Cleo and I don't like fighting with her. I knew she wasn't lying to me and going back home to an empty house at Massa just reminded me how much I have to lose if I don't make things right with Cleo. I was in bed wide awake watching her sleep .Preliminary investigations had proved that she was innocent and that she was being framed It was five in the morning and I didn't want to leave my wife but I had to go. She must have had a hectic couple of days , but she managed to do other things for a little while without me hindering her. I snuck out of bed and went to check on my little princess Ava; she was fast asleep . I then went into Cleo's study to go video call the twins . They were awake. I knew this because Daniel had sent me a text asking if waking up early at ungodly hours runs in our blood? I replied; No it in Cleo's blood . As predicted the twins were awake and Florence too. She put them within my view.They
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