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14: You're Just Waking Up Now

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last update Last Updated: 2024-10-10 00:59:04
"You mentioned buying this place for me... Fine, what happened to your lovely wife, Paige? She doesn't deserve it."

Zayn was astounded by the question. He literally didn't expect me to react this way. Even Jason was shocked to his bone marrow.

At first, Jason's expression was laced with disappointment, although he was at a point glued to the incident. However, there's this betrayed look he usually snaps at me, which I couldn't fathom.

By now, I thought he must have realized that the man in front of me was my ex-husband.

After staring at me for some while with a doubtful facial expression, Zayn finally exhaled a deep sigh and sat back on his executive chair. "Alright then. Let's get back to business," he remarked.

I sighed and gulped hard. I was really furious. I sat back on my chair and picked up my glass of wine in front of me and sipped from it just so I could calm my emotions. So I could refrain from saying all the things in my head I intended to lash at Zayn. However, I was still f
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