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CHAPTER 26: THE PROPOSAL
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Good Morning, love ! Get ready and come for breakfast and this is for you," Dmitri greeted his lady love with a kiss before handing over a beautiful floral opal coloured dress to Audrey.
"Oh my god ! This dress is beautiful. Thank you, Dmitri !" Audrey squealed in delight as she saw Dmitri looking at her with all smiles.
"Now, stop smiling and looking at me. Let me get ready. See you at the breakfast table," Audrey said, making Dmitri grin.
"My smiles are constant, my beloved since you delighted me with your pregnancy news. I feel like I am in seventh heaven, forgetting all my worries and past. It is a feeling I can't put into words," he said as he walked out of the room and into the kitchen.
Dmitri got a beautiful tray and dressed it up with flowers, fresh fruit and plated it up with an array of her favourite breakfast dishes in wooden cloches. He l
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