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Chapter 12
"There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing."
-Henry Ford-
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The room felt rather cold and empty that morning for some strange reason. No, it was not one of those supernatural things which Vian did not believe in, she thought it might be the winter air that had gotten inside the room. She opened the window curtain to let some sunlight inside and turned to her bed to find Adonis gone from there. It was a rather usual sight, he always woke up earlier than her to make breakfast for the two of them. It had been a week since his first day at work and she had found he had woken up even earlier so he could make breakfast and get ready at the same time. She had suggested to him several times they could hire or bring on of the existing house staff to cook for them but Adonis refused. He found joy in cooking and making meals for her and so far had continued to do so despite his busy sc
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