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165: A Shadow from the Past (III)
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2022-01-17 00:17:27"Not really!" He spoke up in his defence. "He's no detective. I assure you of that. He has some weird kind of hobbies. That's all."
"Alex!" She glared at him.
"I will buy you bubble tea. However many you want." The man gave up before their argument could go any further. But he knew what exactly to bet on. Ayla accepted the offer straightaway.
"Fine."
As if right on time, two servers came in with their meals with a third one in tow who held onto their drink.
The two began to continue making small talks in between the bites to keep up the liveliness of the table. They didn't care about the stares which were being thrown their way. Neither did they care about the ugly scowls coming their way from the surrounding tables.
"What are you doing these days?" Alex brought back the topic to her. He wanted to catch on every
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