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CHAPTER 81

Author: dyowanabi
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-28 15:51:31

After their duty, Clarisa and Rose went home together to the apartment. They lived in the same house to save money. They had been renting it for a long time; it was originally Clarisa and Rose's house, but when Rose returned, she took in a roommate so she wouldn’t be alone and could save money.

Now that Clarisa was back in America and living with Rose’s mother, Tita Grace, they were three living in the apartment. Rose was planning to get a house because she wanted to settle down with her mother. As for Clarisa, she was still thinking it over; deep in her heart, she knew she would eventually return to the Philippines... she just didn’t know when.

"Wow, Mom! It smells so good, what are you cooking?" Rose exclaimed as they opened the door. The delicious aroma of adobo filled the air.

"You've both arrived! Come on, let’s eat," Tita Grace said. She treated Clarisa like a daughter, just as Clarisa's parents treated Rose like their own child. They placed their bags on the sofa and approached
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