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Chapter 23 –  The Sudden Invitation

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(Lexi’s POV)

“Aren’t you going to answer her call?” Finn looked at me as he asked, noticing I was only staring at the screen of my phone.

If only I could tell him I had no plan to answer her because I already knew what she was about to say, but thinking she was in the hospital, she could be calling about Aliyah or something else. Heaving a sigh, I swiped the screen while my other hand held the latch plate to unfasten the seatbelt, but Finn gripped my hand and shook his head.

“Lexa,” I uttered my sister’s name, hoping she was calling about Aliyah.

Finn leaned at the backrest of his seat, looking ahead of the car as if pretending not to listen to my conversation with my sister.

“Your voice,” she laughed, then continued, “Finn beat me in telling you, did he?”

I pouted, thinking she could be the one giving him the idea.

“I should have called earlier, but Aliyah asked for ice cream, so I went out to buy one for her. She behaved well when I brought her to the next floor for her eye check-up
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