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Chapter 434

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Yosef replied. "No, I've only seen your dad three times."

Once by chance out on the street, once when he met her parents, and once at the villa—just three times.

Zara felt a wave of sadness at his words. Yosef knelt down, gently lifted her face, and looked into her eyes. "Sweetheart, what can we do to keep this from weighing you down?"

Zara shook her head. She could not stop thinking about it. Her dad had passed away so suddenly. Unless she lost her memory, she could not just forget.

Yosef leaned in to kiss her, but Zara pulled away without thinking. He did not keep up with his attempts and just gazed at her with deep concern.

Up close, she could see the soft lines of his eyelids. They were not as sharp as usual, and his eyes were filled with worry for her.

Zara bit her lip, slid out of bed, and started to change out of her pajamas. She murmured, "I have to go back to the police station."

She picked out some clothes from the wardrobe, closed the door, and turned to find Yosef's
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