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Chapter 70: Dismissed
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Writer's pov
Florence came out of her house to find her aunt and sister laying back on the rubber chair she had for relaxing on the porch. It was just a little past nine but they were busy watching the sweating middle aged man as he mowed his lawn.... shirtless.
Delilah kept fanning herself as she watched while talking to Janet. "I keep telling you he looks like alejandro in passionate heart."
Janet watched Jared as his muscles flexed as he pushed the heavy machine against the grass.
"I won't say a hundred percent..." She trailed off as she watched him.
"I didn't say hundred percent, you fool. I just said he reminds me of him with those blazing guns of his....and those packs...." She drawled as she increased the intensity of her fanning.
Florence involuntarily carried her gaze from her ogling family members to look at the man they were ogling. Jared was so focused on the task he hadn't noticed he had an audience, and surprisingly, she liked
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