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CHAPTER 10 - Life without him

Author: Latton Ripley
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In Perth, Australia

Rebecca scoffed while staring at herself in the mirror, intently examining every fine line on her face with disgust. “I told you, you shouldn’t have let Ethan return home to that pathetic excuse of a woman.”

Silas glanced at his wife and then smirked as he continued reading the newspaper. “He is a businessman, Dear. He needs to take care of business for Sophia’s future.” He explains.

Rebecca sneered, “I just want him to be here, so Sophia can ask him to accompany us to the spa and get these awful wrinkles treated for free. These horrendous things I got from the anxiety of that acci—”

Sophia slammed her fist on the table.

Startling both her parents in the process.

Instead of apologizing, she crossed her arms, “Let’s not talk about the incident. Ethan already took care of it, and we should forget about it, Mom. What’s important is to make sure Ethan will board the plane today,” she exclaimed with an eerie grin on her lips.

BACK in Farwell mansion…

~If I asked you to
Latton Ripley

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