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Chapter 15

Author: Cantaloupe
last update Last Updated: 2023-12-05 16:51:38
Natasha looked at Joshua and said calmly, "Everything I did for you for the past three years was done out of my own volition. You don't have to guilt-trip yourself over it."

Things had ended too abruptly between her and that man the last time. She hadn't been able to do anything but watch helplessly as he suffered.

If only she had arrived a little earlier, things wouldn't have ended between them. She also wouldn't have felt so guilty that she gave up everything she had and married Joshua despite her family's protests.

Natasha stared at Joshua's face as her mind wandered. She was lost in her memories and didn't realize that Joshua was looking at her with emotion in his eyes.

Joshua stared at the deep look in Natasha's eyes. There was a conflicted look on his face.

Was she really having an affair with someone else?

There was no way someone could pretend to have such a deep look in their eyes. In fact, Joshua still believed that Natasha loved him.

But at this moment, he wasn't too
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