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The Banquet

Author: Omowumi
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-04 16:48:31

The next day, Tanya half heartedly left for the long boring day at work.

After spending the day with joblessness and tossing around and drinking coffee, she got off work.

That's when Tanya realized that Bianca wasn't at work that day.

She didn't really mind her, her main concern is Kenneth. She knows that her mother would be shamefaced and the bullying she'll get from Bianca if Kenneth didn't show up will definitely be very embarrassing.

She got home quickly and dressed up. She paced up and down before going out to board the cab and left for her grandfather's house.

It was 5pm, the old house is welcoming several guests as Tanya's uncle's and aunt's invited alot of people.

She stood at the gate for a long time waiting for Kenneth to show up like he promised but none of the cars that are passing looked like that of Kenneth's.

After all the guests have arrived, Tanya had prepared herself to leave the occasion since her husband is nowhere to be found when Bianca and Frank's car pull
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