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2024-10-29 19:42:56Wednesday morning came, Arianne went to work in a happy mood.
First, her kids are going to visit their grandparents today.
Such a small world really, who would've thought that the famous business magnate Stephenson Keller and his beloved wife are staying in the same city where two, then unknown, grandchildren are living as well.
Arianne's dad reassure her that after school he’ll bring the kids to their paternal grandparents house by then, Elise is going to bring home the kids after dinner.
Good thing today the kids will gonna finish their school early at around two.
Lastly, she's thinking that maybe this is the best time to tell Jace about their children. After all, she thought she will have his parent's support about it. She don't think Elise will ever let the twins get into trouble if their dad bring a children custody case over the court.
She’s a bit scared that maybe he won’t be glad to know about them or ma
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