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63: The error with trust
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Hours later,
Xavier cracked the door to the study open and stepped inside. He would carry on with the day as if nothing happened. Something did. His heart was crushed, but he had to hold his head up and move on from all of it. It would be for the best.
He gave the guards instructions to not bother him unless the matter at hand was an urgent one.
He picked a new book from the shelf titled: You And The Three Stars. It looked like an interesting book, and he needed to keep his mind preoccupied. If he succeeded in clearing his mind, then he would try to figure out what to do with the threat letter he got.
He flipped the pages open and took a seat to read the first page.
It was a brilliant book, but sadly, it was a romantic one. He didn’t put it down, though. He kept reading how Ivan lost Tomi to the three stars. It was a pure case of negligence and he wished he could see Ivan and tell him how dumb he was for not seeing all the signs To
Glory TinaSo Edward isn't the bad guy. So we will cross him off the list of suspect.... So we have Chike and Elliott. It was amazing writing these chapter. The Ainsworth brother always falling out... Also Xavier isn't only taming himself around his wife, but everyone he cares about and that include Edward.... Thanks for the votes.... Oh my god the comments keeps me grinning from cheek to cheeks. Thank you guys for the overwhelming support. Thank you
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