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Chapter Twenty-Six
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2021-07-06 11:27:21DAWN.
"What do you mean you're staying here in Boston?"
I raise my brows at him, and Ryder shrugs. "I had two choices. Either make you come back to Washington or stay back here. "
He says and I stare at him as if he's an alien and at this moment, he truly feels like one.
"What the hell are you talking about? You have a life in Washington. You have Miranda and Emily and the..."
"You're my life, Dawn. I told you that already. "
He says as if it's a normal thing to abandon your life just like that. And your family!
"And besides, I'm not entirely staying here because of you. I have a business deal going on in Boston and since you have agreed to be stubborn as always, I'll use one stone to kill two birds. Stay here for my business and watch over you. "
I grit my teeth at him before resting against the couch and shutting my eyes, but the echoes of his voice resound so loud in my head and I'm opening them in
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