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Forty Five

Author: Iris XX
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

“Hello Madison Connor.”

Madison nearly dropped her phone in shock at the sound of that all too familiar voice, she just heard.

Shakily, she moved her phone from her ear to check if she had dialed the wrong number, but sure enough, Alvarez's name on the screen stared right back at her, and she swallowed a heavy lump.

She placed the phone back on her ear and tightened her hold on the cell, at the same time fuming with an unexplainable anger.

Why would Damien pick up Alvarez's phone? Obviously he knew she was the one calling, since her name must have flashed on the screen so why?

It was bad enough that he had humiliated her publicly. He had sent her out of his club, and he had even ignored all her plea letters completely, but now he was picking up Alvarez's call?

This was the height of it all, Madison told herself shutting her eyes, with her jaw ticking as she reminded herself of what was important at the moment.

Trying so hard to control herself, Madison swallowed, and then said, “W
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