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Chapter 70- Friends, Family & Allies

Author: Tanima Naina
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Penelope paced back and forth in her room. It had been over a week since Bryan returned from the country. She needed to come up with something soon. Her phone chimed. She walked over to it to see the notification of a message from an unknown number. But there had been messages persistently for some months.

The message wasn't any different but a name was added this time.

"I love you."

Drew

The message read.

She threw her phone back on the bed. She had thought it was a message from Killian.

She could care less about Drew. He was her past, a history. It was best he stayed there. The message failed to stir any emotion from her. She regarded the words baseless and him, a liar.

Penelope wanted to ask for his permission to inform her brother about the pregnancy, the engagement hasn't been fully established. She needed more time.

Plus, she had to devise a means of living in the condo to rid Bryan of any suspicion towards her. She heard the faint roar of the car. Quickly, her bare feet sl
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