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169 - Accept Reality
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(Karis's pov) "Please tighten your seat belts and make sure you have everything in place. We will be landing soon in." The pilot's baritone voice echoed through the intercom of the first-class area of the plane.My little troublemaker beamed a smile and then stared at the window excitedly; she had the brightest smile ever as her grey eyes sparkled on hearing the pilot's words. "We are finally here." Valeria giggled, glancing at the beautiful city visible below us from the plane. I could not believe I was finally back after almost five years. Valeria was excited to visit the place I had my childhood in and begged me to bring her along on this trip which I was wary of. It was better to be safe than sorry and the last thing I wanted was her running into Xander. Anyone with eyes at first glance would know she was his daughter. Which was annoying. I carried her for almost nine months in my stomach, and she chose to look like that bastard. "Compose yourself, or I will se
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(Xander's Pov) It turned out I was worried for nothing; by the next morning, I stopped by the hospital before going to work, and Vance was doing fine. Kyle said he had a very good immune system that fought the flu virus quickly. He would be discharged in a couple of days after they were sure he was perfectly fine. "I scored a new top score," he excitedly showed me his top score on the game he was playing on his tablet. I had an amused smile seeing how happy he was. Maybe Vance inherited my gaming skills. "Congrats but you still haven't beat my score. " I teased him, making him pout. His expression was hilarious. "What a touching father and son moment! I feel like crying." Someone teased from the door and I didn't need to look behind to recognize the son of a bitch. Vance's eyes sparkled on seeing him. "Uncle Ivan." He excitedly said to my red-haired friend. Ivan had visited me a couple of times since I took Vance in and as hard as it was to accept it, my so
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(Karis's pov) The Atmosphere was festive, with Christmas close by and there seemed to be a lot of blissful chatter in the room except my table. It was a face-down between me and my ex-husband, Xander De Marco, who was super delusional. Honestly, I had no idea why I was still here listening to Xander. He was driving me crazy. He was right, Xander loved making my life a living hell but not again will I let him have the last laugh. I wished he would just drop down dead and I could not control my emotions anymore. My eyes were glaring so hard at him they could almost pop out. "You are a narcissist and full of yourself. I am done with this conversation." I scoffed about leaving the table. It was better I leave here because I was certain Mr Santos was not coming back. "Letting your emotions control you isn't smart in the business world, dear wife. I thought Skyler thought you better, but then again, I am the best in the game, little Red." He placed his glass back on
