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Chapter 98

Author: J.G.DAWN
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Angela's POV

I tried to act sleeping all the time to think that Eric was never going to realize I'm pretending. And it worked! Nothing happened all day. But when I was circling around the room to think of the right plan to escape from here. As it was night…

But a few moments later the door unlocking sounds made me alert as I went to my bed and pretended to be asleep again.

I heard a foot walking sound coming near me and I knew very well it was Eric. He is again smelling too high heaven alcohol.

But it's a good chance for me to run…thinking that I maintain my posture. Not to make him suspicious anyway…

He sat beside my bed and a few minutes later I felt his warm lips on my forehead…

The tenderness always melts my heart but I didn't let it make me weak.

"I'm sorry, Angela..." This is what he finally said before I heard only soft breathing sounds from him.

He finally fell asleep, only realizing that I opened my eyes and turned my head to one side just to watch him sleeping beside me s
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