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Chapter 95~ Tagging along

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“I’m sorry you had to come all the way here, Wesley. I can’t go out with you,” Claire rejected outright and cut the call.

She didn't want to give him any more hope. The two of them could never work and Claire only saw him as a friend. It would be troublesome if she kept meeting him alone.

Her phone suddenly chimed, signalling that she had received a message.

Wesley: [I’m not leaving until you agree to go out with me.]

Claire sighed but she didn’t reply to the text. He sure didn't know when to give up.

Thalia glanced at her mother curiously and asked, “Who called you, Mommy?”

“Just a friend of mine,” Claire answered. She then smiled at her daughter and stated, “How about I make you a delicious breakfast?”

“Yay! I love it when you make breakfast. I miss Daddy’s breakfast too,” Thalia responded and Claire forced a smile. She didn’t know if having Oliver’s breakfast would be possible again now that he was engaged.

An hour later, Claire and Thalia were done having breakfast when Kather
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Belinda Flores
Author time to let them move forward and be a super power couple
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Belinda Flores
Oliver what did you expect? You need to have a real conversation with Claire.
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