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Chapter Seventeen

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Zara

People are beautiful.

Not that I’ve never thought so. The thought just comes to mind as I sit here watching different people go in and out of this restaurant. The dim glow of the interior gives the place an ethereal vibe. Maybe it’s just the blue lights but I am fascinated.

A couple passes my table, the man’s hand placed on the woman’s hip in a possessive display. My cheeks heat up. As they take a seat all the way at the back of the room, my eyes never stray from their form. I find myself smiling at their display of affection. The man seems to be wearing a permanent smile and if the glow in his eyes is anything to go by, I’d say he’s in love. Somehow, that saddens me.

“Never knew you were the nosy type, Miss Parkinson”

I roll my eyes before I’m able to catch myself. Turning back to the person in front of me, I raise my brows at his obvious tardiness. I sneak a peak at my cellphone lying on the pristine tablecloth covered table. “ Thirty minutes late, Mr. Andres. Never knew you w
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