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Chapter Forty-Two: Second Homecoming to Walnut Creek
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"I don't need anything else, your friendship is enough." Van answered."No, I don't want that. I will find you a perfect gift for your birthday whether you like it or not." Bianca's stubbornness strikes again.Van can't help himself but to let out a smile. This is what he finds charming about Bianca. If he wants to do something, she will do it in full throttle.And that's what make her beautiful.==============================After a few hours.Clark and Van are currently talking to their neighborhood friends who are also at the birthday party when they suddenly heard a commotion outside Clark's house.Clark, Van and all of the guests went outside to check what was going on. And much to their surprise, they saw the same creepy man at the Waldorf Reunion party. He was grabbing Bianca's arm, as he is dragging him towards his car."Hey, what are you doing? Let her go!" Van shouted.He almost forgot how to breath because he is dead worried about Bianca. The creepy man might try to hurt h
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