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LEXI'S POV

"Are you already at home?"

I glanced at my father's house while holding my phone to my right ear.

"I just need to drop by somewhere, Grey," I curtly replied to Trevor at the other end of the line.

"Okay, take care, Lex."

I didn’t respond further and simply ended the call. I took a deep breath while staring at the gate. I had called Linda earlier, and she said that Papa and Aunt Minda would be home late. Shiela, on the other hand, was still devastated and just staying in her room, which gave me the courage to come home.

"Hija, why don’t you come in? Come inside," Linda greeted me as she stepped out of the gate.

I quickly approached her and hugged her. I missed Linda, who had stood in as my mother, and I couldn’t help but cry because of it. The longing for a mother's child was still lingering in my mind.

"Lexi, don’t make me cry too," she said, almost in tears.

I smiled faintly. I wiped my tears quickly and released her. If I had my own house, I would have taken her with me s
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