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[Mod]020 Mr. Grumpy

Author: Nyx Rai
last update Last Updated: 2024-07-30 19:17:30
Scarlett’s POV

“Will you lower your voice?!” Sebastian grunts at the knucklehead.

When you are rich enough, you automatically become a celebrity. Celebrities like Sebastian, their marital status can make a huge impact on their business if it got out the wrong way. I did think about this, and I thought it wouldn’t be a problem, but I shouldn’t have told Adrian, not before Sebastian made the official announcement.

Going to leave, but I stop and add to him: “Sorry I announced it before you could make it official. But you are on a clock now. So you might want to give your lawyer some homework for the night.”

Adrian his nemesis, and Gabriel the knucklehead? They just might be the worst two people to know a secret Sebastian doesn’t want out.

I don’t know if he was delaying out of distrust of the detailed clauses, or he just didn’t take it seriously. It can feel surreal to him, exactly because it has been something he has been longing for. Just like the baby’s news that I have been hiding beh
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Deborah Coe
Lilith finally shows up and stands with her friend to stop her being bullied.
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Plookie
So the prick Sebastian, who just said Scar is still his wife, allows another man to demean and abuse her in his presence. Where exactly is this horrible story going?
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