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ROGERIO

I hadn’t planned to leave Elena at the altar until I received that message; in fact, I was resigned to my fate.

As much as I hated how things had turned out, I convinced myself that I wasn’t going to track down Charlotte to confirm whatever suspicions I had.

There was no use pining over a life filled with uncertainty or sulking over the road not taken - until I got that warning.

The message warned me there would be a shootout at the wedding, and in all my years of being trailed by security personnel, I knew better than to treat such a message lightly.

I discussed the issue with my head of security, instructing him not to inform the other guards or anyone else until we could trace the source of the message.

Unfortunately, our efforts proved futile. The lead brought us to an empty, nearly dilapidated warehouse on the outskirts of Milan that was up for sale.

When we inquired about the ownership under the guise of buying and renovating the property, we discovered the owners were d
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Melani Maré-Botha
so very disappointed, thought he did not pitch up because he couldn't stand getting married to her and why give up on Charlotte
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