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Chapter 23: Blackmail and Decisions
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Meredith looked at Brayden Maxwell with contempt. He didn’t care that he was ruining her life. In fact he thought he was helping her by forcing her to marry him. She had just started dating again and finally able to enjoy herself after two years of heartbreak and here comes this rich asshole thinking he could twist her arm until she cried uncle. Well she did actually call her uncle earlier in the week but that’s besides the point.
She sighed and rummaged through her bag to find her cell phone. She finally found it under her soup spoon and pulled it out. She looked up at Brayden again and he made a motion for her to go ahead and call her parents. She decided to call her father first. She wasn’t entirely sure why she chose him. Maybe she felt like he would tell her without asking a ton of questions first. She chose his number under Father and dialed listening to it ring twice before he pick
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