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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was awfully quiet in Adriano’s office. The anticipation and nervousness lingered in the air, Edna could smell it. Her brown eyes was stuck on the man whose broad back was facing her, his long cylindrical finger skimmed over the rim of the coffee mug. Edna bit her lips, puffing out a breath she was holding nervously as Adriano calmly sipped his coffee as if he has the whole time in the world still not acknowledging her.
From the time she had known Adriano Pietro, it was first that she was in the range of his eye sight yet his oceanic orbs which always seems to be finding her didn’t looked at her even once. This thing stung right at her heart.
However, the man in black shirt was merely trying to calm his nerves, clenching unclenching his jaw as it physical pained him to not let his eyes wander towards the source of his peace, his doll, his girl, his all.
Edna last straw of patience flew from her when,
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