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91- Wildest dreams
"We have nothing left because of him." Dad said, staring at the ground. "I can't believe I trusted him that much."
"Who is it, dad?" I asked.
"None other than your very own half brother, slash cousin, slash no relation at all, Francis."
"What?" I asked. "What is he looking for? He wants to make money out of Toko Village meanwhile he is stealing from us and still gets a basic salary on top of that. How can someone love money this much? So much that you'd steal from your own..."
Alice and Yoké joined us, they had heard the news too.
"I knew that that sneaky guy was dodgy." Alice said as she stopped behind the couch Delilah was sitting on and leaned on it.
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