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47. I Will Put an End to This
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2024-10-29 19:42:56-Conner’s POV-
I don’t know where to start. Things are getting a bit complicated, but the very thing that I am very worried about is the safety of my wife. Why did this have to happen when everything was starting to go smoothly between Lucy and I. I made a deep sigh as I looked at the picture of the mysterious man Amber was with from the CCTV footage “Who are you and what do you want from me?” I was looking at the picture intently when my mind pranced back to the moment when I first saw Lucy. I recall how her face flushed when she saw the scars at my back, her warmth when she embraced me and the twinkle in her eyes, those eyes that mesmerized me from its very first glance. I haven’t seen those eyes twinkle again. “When will I see your eyes twinkle again?” I asked myself out loud “Whose eyes are we talking about?” Uncle Jack interrupted. I was too absorbed with my thoughts that I didn’t notice his arrival. &ldqu
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