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87 The Trip
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2020-10-23 01:16:43"I won’t let anyone hurt you, I promise that to you before, right?” Did he really say that? Does he care for me that much?
"Why are you speechless? It's natural for me to protect you since I'm your husband. Do you think you can hide something from me?" He asked, still smiling.
"How did you know about it?"
"From your security guards."
"But they promised they won't tell anyone about it."
"Haha! I was the one who hired them, and I am also the one paying them. Who do you think their loyalty goes to?"
I feel embarrassed. I felt guilty for the past days knowing that I'm hiding something from him. It turns out he knows everything that I did, all the places I and Nancy have been to.
"Are you mad?"
"Of course not. Why would I be? I was actually touched.
"Haha! I don't know how your ex-husband treated you and how
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