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A DINNER DATE

Author: Perry will
last update Last Updated: 2023-03-30 02:50:46
The team boarded a plane by 6:39 am, Audrey had four members from her crew and then the shoe designers also had five with their team leader included.

The flight from New York to Hong Kong was long, and by the time they plunged, they were all exhausted. They were escorted by the receptionist to the hotel rooms arranged for them as per the norms of the agreement.

After Audrey realized that she had to share a room with Ashley made her heart boil, but her feet hurt so much after a long flight and all she needed at that moment was a nap.

Carter had a meeting with the coordinators of the competition, alongside other prominent personnel in the fashion industry.

After the meeting, he received a beep on his phone updating him about Audrey's arrival. It felt like the bottom of his heart was clutched at the thought of Audrey and he couldn't wait for the meeting to be finally over so he could set his eyes on his wife whom he missed all through the night.

Hurrying to Audrey's hotel room after
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