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Chapter 36

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She drove into the compound and he eave a sigh of relief, she was surprised to see his car in the compound, he was in it with his head on the steering, she parked hurriedly and rushed to the car, she was scared at the position he met him. She opened the car and he raised his head up, he didn’t know when he slept off.

“What is wrong...should we go to the hospital?” She asked and he shook his head.

“I am fine... I was waiting for you then I slept off, let us go inside, we need to talk.” He said to her and her heart was beating faster as he led her into apartment.

He tried calling Ismail’s number again, it was no longer available.

He then faced his wife who was staring at him and wondering what she had done.

“Yasmimah... is there something I need to know that you are not telling me?” He asked her calmly and she sighed.

“What is it that you are hiding, do you tell your sister or her husband anything?” He asked her and she sighed deeper, she was shivering and confused, not knowing w
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