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Chapter 76: His Confession

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last update Last Updated: 2024-04-20 10:33:49

Isabella's just staring blankly at the balcony of her apartment. She knows that tomorrow will be the flight of her daughter with Mateo's mother, because Rose message her about it.

Her tears began to fall as she thinks of her daughter. There's no painful that what she's feeling. She wants to be with her, but some part of her mind's trying to understand Mateo's mother concerned also for Amara.

She's about to go back inside when her phone vibrated, it's Dalia who's calling, but to her surprised instead of Dalia's voice, she heard Mateo's mother's.

"A-Aunt Cynthia?" She can even heard the loud sighed on the other line, before she received another response.

"Let's meet tomorrow at Deluxe Restaurant. I want to talk to you before our flight, Isabella." Isabella was stunned by this, but it wasn't long until she immediately agreed hoping that it can be an opportunity for her to convince Mateo's mother not to take Amara with her.

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