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Chapter 36: His decision
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lily’s POV:
Siergo was sipping his tea, he is half-Italian and I could tell that he is so calm and cold by nature. Unlike most Italians, he does not get angry that quickly, on the opposite, his black curls sliding on his eyebrows gave him a gentle look.
“You are here, Lily,” he started.
“Yeah, we needed to talk,” I was speaking in a bit of an angry tone.
“You sure hold grudges, Lily,”
“You shouldn’t have talked this way yesterday, Shawn has nothing to do with his father's schemes, I don’t want to drag him into this,” I clarified.
“Is that what you think?”
“Yes, I am telling you this is between me, you, and Gerald alone,” I repeated.
“Are you telling me you didn’t even mention what Gerald did to you to Shawn?”
“No,”
“Why?” he asked.
“As I said I do not wish to troub
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