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Chapter 817

Author: Mia Sol
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-22 18:30:00
Trying to secure some perks for himself, Thaddeus forced a smile. "Pick me up too!"

"Aren't you a grown man? Why would I pick you up?"

Jessamine responded too quickly without thinking. After she spoke, she saw Thaddeus staring at her with his piercing gaze.

"You know well whether or not I am a man, don't you?" he asked in a grave tone.

It started to rain as they spoke. They had left in a hurry without an umbrella, but fortunately, Jessamine's company was nearby.

She pointed to the building ahead and proposed, "My company is just over there. Let's go that way."

Thaddeus glanced around and realized that they were closer to his home.

He had bought the house for its proximity to her company, thinking it would be convenient to visit her. Little did he know it would also provide a place to take cover from the rain.

"We have a closer place to take shelter," he said.

Jessamine was puzzled. The next second, Thaddeus wrapped his arm around her and ran toward his home.

When they arrive
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