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Chapter Twenty: Their Silly Hearts
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2024-10-29 19:42:56October 14, 2016
Baguio City, Philippines
Thera opened the car door and got off the car when it stopped right in front of Uncle Jaime's house. Joshua inherited the house when the latter died.
Her secretary, Yumi, accompanied Thera on that trip. Two sets of curious eyes, owned by two older women sitting on the side of the road.
Thera wanted to roll her eyes. It was still too early to gossip; her rolex wristwatch says 9'oclock in the morning.
"Stay here," she told Yumi, who attempted to follow her.
Right at the middle of the road, Manang Mamen – one of the two tale-tellers greeted her. She was holding the hand of a girl who was about fourteen years old.
"It took you a while to visit, Thera. Did you come to visit Joshua? He came home late last night. I heard him and Row
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