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Author: Perry will
last update Last Updated: 2023-03-21 16:14:00

Carter's hospital ward was finally empty, with just him alone and unable to sleep. Previously, before he signed the marriage contract with Audrey, he was comfortable being alone.

But now, she came into his life and made him understand what warmth felt like.

Time crawled like a chameleon for Carter as he stood at the window still from his ward staring at the raising of the sun, for him, it was a dull morning because he wasn't sure he had an hour's sleep coupled with the thought of Audrey that filled his mind.

He was filled with rage boiling inside of him, not because he felt Audrey betrayed him, but because of what he was feeling. It was different from anything he's ever felt for anyone.

His thought was perturbed by the sound of a knock, and James opens the door, walking in.

Dressed in a dark suit and black shoes, his mood also seems calm and gloomy, with a dark expression.

“ Good morning, Boss! ”

“ Where did she spend the night? ” His gaze still fixed on the buzzing street from h
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