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CLXXXVI. A Time for the Two
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Victor doesn’t know how to react although he has somehow acknowledged that everything around is real. Latifa wouldn’t mind keeping another celebration day in Mariano Ancestral House because of the joy she cannot deny after meeting Carolus. There are no other guests with them except for Minerva and her family. Victor could see how Gwyneth is secretly delighted sitting next to Paco. It is the same wonder to him how did his mother get able to convince Minerva to go inside the house which she disliked to even remember.“Madame, it is so much an honor to be invited for a very special day for your family,” Minerva said and was personally happy for Latifa’s choice of taking the center garden as a place for their dinner. Apparently, it is less burdensome for her to go inside the lot of Mariano Ancestral House since this portion of the center garden was not included in the real acquisition.“It’s my first time here. It’s good,” Paco also commented. “Well, delight yourselves. Because today, m
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Look At Me, Oneil CLXXXIX. This Kind of Waiting
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Look At Me, Oneil CXC. Stopped By Minerva
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Look At Me, Oneil CXCI. Due Diligence
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Look At Me, Oneil CXCII. Without Her
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