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CHAPTER 9

Diego

"Sir, your lawyer wishes to speak with you about something," George remarked in a pallid voice.

"Tell him to wait; I will be back in a few days; you know Nelly does not like things cut short," I responded to George in a strong tone.

"But, Sir—"

I cut him off and said, "I know you can manage anything, George; just do your job."

He was about to say something , but as soon as Nelly stepped in, I ended the call. She smiled at me and approached me with an enticing look. I stood up and headed towards her; when we met, I grabbed her up and kissed her. We proceeded to our bed, carrying her in my arms, and gingerly laid her on the plus-sized bed.

"Hold on," she whispered before I had the opportunity to kiss her.

She grinned and picked up her phone. I was curious as to why she had stopped me, so she scanned through her album and finally stopped at a shot. I could not believe my eyes when I viewed the picture.

"What? You still have that ?" I questioned her.

"Yes, this was the on
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