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60. FIRST LOVE
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2020-11-28 16:17:45"Ben, listen to me." He tried to hold her.
"Don't!" She warned him. "Don't touch me!" She slapped his hands away from her.
She hated it.
She got to work very early in the morning, going into Roshan's office to notify him she's resumed for the day's work. She met him and Parvina in a compromising position, she saw seated on his desk, her hand on his shoulder and he was staring directly into her eyes.
He told her they were over.
Parvina kissed his cheeks the moment Ben entered the office, it was hurtful.
Been so hard to get her mind off the scene,
She hated being cheated on.I'll see you later, she heard the words Parvina said to him right, she heard those words.
He tried to break apart from Parvina when Ben entered the office but it was too late, she already saw them.
"Good
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