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2024-10-29 19:42:56I woke up with a start. I was sweating and my eyes were wet from the tears. Omg....this is the first time I had a nightmare.
"'You seriously thought he loved you?' Isabel said. 'We made a deal. If you fell for him, he should break up with you and date me in return for giving him money for saving their family's company.'"
That day haunted me. I cried as I remembered that day. I remembered the pain in my heart. And then I realized that it's useless to cry over that. It's in the past now. I stood up and washed my face. I stripped naked and was about to take a shower when the doorbell rang.
Who could this be? It's weekend. Josh? Nah. Wonder who.
I wrapped myself in a towel and walked to the door. I ope
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