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NELINA

I gently shook Royce's shoulder to wake him up.

"Baby, I have to go."

Royce had a little movement on the third time I shook his shoulder. His lips parted, and he talked like a baby. He opened his eyes little by little, and as soon as his sight landed on me, he smiled.

"Good morning, baby. What time is it?" He asked, grabbing me on my waist and pulling me close to him.

"Baby, stop. It's almost 8 in the morning; mom and dad must be worried. Besides, you still have to go to your company."

"Hmm…it seems too early to work. We can spend an hour staying in bed. What do you think?"

"We can't; I have to go. Let..."

Royce kissed me before I could finish what I had to say. I couldn't find the strength to protest as he was deepening our kiss. Royce succeeded in getting me to stay in bed for an hour.

Before heading to shower, I checked local news online to see if there was an update about the charges we filed against the Sunny Corporations executives. Since they are well-known men, the pres
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