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71 Negotiation

Author: Jeethz
last update Last Updated: 2023-02-21 18:06:52
I got dressed carefully. I put in my favorite blue dress. I always believed that dress was really lucky for me. Simply because I was wearing that when I first saw him. I knew he didn't see me that day in fact he saw me much later. I still remember running behind the car. He was a stranger then but how things change. Today I know him perhaps more than myself. Life had changed me too. I had faced the loss and gained my husband's love. Well you can't have it all I guess. My husband had already left to the office. I was a no show to the office at least a month. I wouldn't be surprised if they kicked me out. But it was practically impossible because my husband ran it.

Fathima was exceptionally kind to me. She gave me my favorite meals and send me off with another generous lunch. We rarely has time for lunch. We will be always packed. Running a charity is not a menial task.

I climbed inside the car after passing a small smile at Herald. He had held me while I broke down. I was alone while I
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