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Chapter 65- This is what love looks like

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“Steph’s POV”

Returning in the Philippines is out of my plan but I have no control since it was the calling of my job. No matter how I tried to avoid the man I don’t want to see anymore, I have no other choice.

I didn’t expect that I will be seeing him again at this point, he looks better than before. I don’t want to look at him so I avoid him.

I don’t want to be so weak like I was before, crying over a single guy whom hurt me so badly but I can’t teach my heart to stop from loving. It is better if I avoid him forever.

“Will you stop staring at me?” I irritably questioned him while my eyes are on my food.

“I am not,” he casually respond.

“I know you are staring at me,” I claimed.

“How did you know that I am looking at you? You are not even glancing at me,” he tease.

I don’t want to look at him because I am afraid that my heart might melt and I fell inlove with him again. I didn’t bother to answer him and I don’t want it to become a big issue so I decided to drop this off.

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