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Chapter 0037

Author: Three Way
"Do I look like I need you to pay for my meals?" Pete scoffed. "Plenty of women would kill to take me out for dinner!"

After accompanying me to the hospital, Pete dropped me home. "You can take the next few days off. We don't need your ugly face in the firm."

"Sure thing."

I did not talk back this t
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Rebel
she needs to grow a backbone again this man
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Cath Mariano
She should push through with the divorce …Better get rid of Nicholas ..he only cates about Claudia..
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Victory
The Episodes are too short,less than 3 mins read for me..but the story is a nice one..
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