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Chapter 218

Author: Light Breeze
last update Last Updated: 2024-02-10 19:00:00
Zoe went into her apartment and found that Mia hadn’t slept. She was waiting for her stepdaughter to come home. She was dumbfounded when she heard Sherry was having a period.

“I didn’t know dogs get periods!”

Zoe tore up the diaper bag and put one on Sherry. It fit well! Sherry probably felt much better after putting on the diaper. It proceeded to eat some food and drink some water before falling asleep on her chest.

The lights were turned off but she found it hard to sleep. It wasn’t until midnight that she dozed off.

Two days later, she brought Ella along to check out the location Rosemary recommended. It has everything she was looking for. With Rosemary’s help, she made a lunch appointment with Clayton, who owned Skyline Galleria.

Rosemary said to her, “Clayton took his wife’s last name in order to marry her and he’s a proud man. Watch your steps and don’t trigger him. He’s very flexible and easy to talk to, aside from that.”

That gave Zoe a peace of mind. She thanked Ros
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