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Chapter 164

Author: Dchenemi
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-09 22:18:14
AMELIA

“Hi, Vince,” I smiled.

It felt so strange seeing him here, in front of his door after weeks of worrying about him.

He said he'd gone to Japan, but why did I feel like there was more to the story?

More than what he'd actually told.

He was dressed in pokemon pajamas which was definitely not expected. His hair ruffled like it had seen better days and he had a lazy smile that made my lips twitch.

The top buttons of his pajamas were undone and he looked like he'd just rolled out of bed though it was the middle of the day.

“Hey,” He replied, his pearly whites glinting under the afternoon sun.

“Nice…shirt,” I mused, surprised that a man like him had such a preference.

“Oh…this old thing?” He looked down at his outfit and chuckled, I noticed from the corner of my eyes how the tips of his ears turned red.

“I'm glad to see you got home safe, Amelia,” He voiced after the silence between us had stretched on for far too long.

My heart suddenly felt heavy as I recalled th
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Short chapter, sorry. Will resume longer chapters by tomorrow. There's just so much to do lol

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Dchenemi
Thank you so much for reading! And I understand. I'll do my best to keep the updates stable till the book ends. Thank you for coming this far!
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Linda S. Daily
If I hadn’t already invested my time into reading this and money, then I would’ve stopped. I cannot read just one or two chapters at a time and then move onto another book. I hope this is taken care of real soon or I will have to stop. This is one of the best books that I am reading right now
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Vera
* painting not painted Could it be that Vincent is a part of this dark memory? I just hope Amelia will let Roman know that she wishes go to the gallery. Not that she disappears and he has no clue at all where she went
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