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Chapter 21 Beaten up
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2024-10-29 19:42:56He opened his eyes groggily then shielded them from the rays of sunlight that shone directly at him.
"Su, su, Domenico! The sun is wide awake and happy!"
Marino, he thought with a huff.
He was tired but he knew it wasn't so much as physical as it was emotional. He was emotionally tired, mentally tired.
"Domenico de Cerintti, su! Up, now,!"
A hand latched unto his left leg under his duvet and began to pull.
"Marino, I'm tired." He groaned, shutting his eyes.
The hand stilled then dissappeared.
"Alright, though I don't know why you're acting so weak, it was just a few punches, any guy can take that and no one asked you to get in a fight. I want you out in 30 minutes, fresh from a good bath. I've prepared food already; coffee, you know the strong black cappuccino you like so much; soup, minestrone broth, very healthy and delicious and then we'll eat pizza, margherita and drink lots of Chardonnay after and then we can play
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