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CHAPTER 39: CARETAKER
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2022-07-02 16:00:45Avena!
Avena!
He had called out to her as he sat on the floor with her limp body, realizing that there was no way that Aurora would wake. Taking her into his arms, Leonardo placed her in the backseat of his car and drove home to the Romano mansion.
On his way to his home, Leonardo dialed the family doctor’s number, inwardly hoping that the doctor would be there before he arrived with Aurora. His hands wrapped tightly around his steering wheel, shivering as he stepped onto the accelerator. Looking at his rearview, Aurora did not move or look as though she was getting better.
“Aurora you stubborn woman, look what you have done to yourself now” he spoke under his breath, wondering just how fast he could push his car to drive. He continued driving towards the mansion, just as he arrived, the huge black gates opened wide and he drove through.
Luckily, for him, their family doctor had arrived before he had. Leon
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