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Chapter Fourty four: A trip to the Maldives

Author: Nefertiti
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-23 00:33:54

Mr and Mrs Bentley stood side by side as they waved goodbye to Catherine and William fairing them well before they drive off to the airport. Catherine sat tight in the car next to William as he shut the door and the driver put the car in reverse.

On their way to the airport, Catherine was reminded of the drive back home from their wedding day on the day of their wedding. She and William both sat in this same car I'm this same exact position, except he probably dreaded her in his heart.

The drive back how was as silent as a graveyard, the memory played back in her head like it was yesterday. She turned to William studying his facial features once more. She realized that it's been just a less than 3 months ago they met but a whole lot of things had changed about both of them.

She considered that if anyone ever told her that she would be able to put up with William while William would begin to develop sparks for her later on, she would have believed it. But then again, reality had struc
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