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Chapter 40

Penulis: Diti Koshy
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[Elara]

Thankfully, Damon backs off after that.

Somehow satisfied.

I, on the other hand, take a long, deep breath.

My shoulders sag, and my heart starts to calm down.

“One more thing,” he says as he grabs the towel from his closet. “Stay away from that doctor.”

It’s not a request but a statement.

Once he disappears into the bathroom, I rush out of the bedroom as fast as I can.

For some reason, even breathing the same air as him makes me feel suffocated.

But the moment I’m out, I stumble into Hannah.

She looks over my shoulder, waiting for Damon to show up. When he doesn’t, she gives me a hard push.

“What the hell are you trying to pull now?” she snarls into my face, not even giving me a second to recover. “Didn’t you already agree to the divorce? What’s the meaning of playing hard to get now?”

Hard to get what?

I’m barely able to process the words coming out of her mouth when she comes right up to my face. “I’m warning you, Elara. Back the fuck off.”

“I have backed off long ago!” Havi
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