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Chapter 24 – Watch You In Secret
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2021-07-01 11:24:38Chapter 24 – Watch You In Secret
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During the graduation ceremony, it was only Kiara who did not have a parent or relative waiting for her, people who would congratulate her, someone who would give her flowery necklaces, and smile with her in a picture. After the ceremony and everyone was enjoying themselves with their families, taking pictures all over the garden outside the gymnasium, Kiara could not bear seeing them, those happy and well families.
She lifted her hand and stared at her diploma, and her heart was squeezed at the sudden thought of her loss of the Latin honor. Outside college, the field of architecture is a competitive profession, surely there are a lot other architects out there searching for a job, looking for architectural firms who will take them based on their performances, experience, and of course, they would as well check the applicant’s education background. And the la
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