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Chapter 445

Author: Gina Cinq
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Millie grunted flatly while brushing her teeth. "Yeah. I got it." Julia could be really long-winded sometimes.

Julia tapped her on the head with a doting yet frustrated look. "You little rascal!"

Millie pouted at her mom. She took a shower before putting on some makeup. It was past 2:00 pm when she got ready.

Something tugged at her. She stared at the ceiling to recall it.

Right. Her phone. She reached for her phone by the bedside table, only to realize the battery had died.

She fell asleep last night after she reached home because she was tired. When she turned on her phone, she finally recalled the unfinished task that bothered her.

Winston's texts flooded in. "Is your phone turned off? Did you stand me up?"

"Millie Caldwell, you only have until 2:00 pm!"

"Fine."

She stared at his texts wordlessly. She wondered if she could argue with him, telling him she slept her way until noon the next day because she arrived home late last night from saving Sean's life.

She was about to
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