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Chapter 70

Author: newme12
last update publish date: 2022-08-28 17:25:51
"She's not worth it, Prince."

I remember Drake saying those words to Prince about Gia. Oh God, why do those words keep haunting me now that I'm trying to close my eyes to sleep? This is so infuriating. I roll my body to the side, restless. Maybe I should try counting sheep to get it out of my mind.

Drake wouldn't have said something like that if Prince had really moved on, right? Drake must have known that Prince was still living under the shadow of his ex-girlfriend.

Shit. I should have been
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