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ALMS TO LOVE CHAPTER 40

Author: MIKS DELOSO
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-09 20:58:54

Hours went by before Charles made the approach to his long driveway to the house. The burden of his decision still nagged him. The large house sat before him, its weathered stone facade and gleaming windows revealing nothing. He had returned home, but home was gone.

As the vehicle moved away, Charles removed his hand from the wheel for a second. His phone beeped once more, which broke the quietness. He checked the screen, hoping it would be his assistant or business partner, but it was Fiona.

"We need to talk."

His heart missed a beat. Plain words, but with the tone between them like a gun in a revolver. He was rooted in place gazing at the note with no idea what to do. What can one say? Contract cancellation? Something else?

There was a voice in the back of his mind that he was not yet ready to listen to telling him to do it for real. But could he?

With a deep breath, he typed back, “I’ll be there in an hour.” He hit send, then immediately regretted it, wishing he had said something
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