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Chapter 21: Garcellano-Xiu Empire

Author: Diane Ruiz
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

I woke up in a familiar room. Our bedroom, I directly grabbed the alarm clock on the side table to know what time it was. It was 6:00 p.m, my eyes opened wide and I immediately got out of bed.

"Rodney?" I yelled but I didn't get any answer.

I tried to find him but he's nowhere to be found.

"Mrs. Xiu finally, you're awake!" Daniel said as he walked towards me.

"Where's Rodney?" I asked.

"He has something to do so he left me with you. By the way, we're going on a party tonight, so wear this," he said as he handed me a big box.

"What is this?" I asked.

"Open it," he said while smiling at me.

I shook my head and opened the box and my jaw almost dropped when I saw the silver evening dress. It was very gorgeous.

"Wear that tonight, you should prepare by now. We're leaving at exactly 8:00 p.m. but eat first if you're feeling hungry," he suggested because he knew that I haven't eaten anything since the incident that happened.

"Where's Aunt Cecillia's body anyway?" I asked.

"In the m
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