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A Secret

Author: Red Lily
last update Last Updated: 2022-11-10 07:08:31

“The sleeping beauty will wake up in an hour or something,” Claude said after his call with Jade.

Flora shook her head in understanding and looked to Carl who sighted in relief and at Lottie who was still asleep. A While ago, Gimmy got the kids back from the hospital. There were no added implants in their bodies. Lottie got proper treatment but she was still unconscious.

Martha and Flora prepared three rooms on the first floor to be used by the kids and their nanny. The rooms were not far from the principal hall of the mansion, but they were quite away from Claude’s department:

“Aren’t you going to work, sir?” asked Flora in a low voice.

“Not yet. At least I want to see the girl awake,” responded Claude who was sitting on the couch by her side

“You are extremely careful, aren’t you?”

“I am just responsible.”

Carl sat on the carpet, by the bed of Lottie. He held her hand and put his head on the bed. He was exhausted after all the action last night. And he needed sleep. Yet, although Fl
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