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Chapter eighty-one

Author: Doria
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ELOISE

Most times we'd things we end if regretting, but changing the clock backwards to correct or mistakes has never been possible. Ever since I left Luciano's office I've been restless . Probably due to guilt.

No matter what he did, I shouldn't... I had no right to slap him. I've been fed with a whole lot of things this past few days and I'm just not sure who to believe but my heart would never lie to me.

I know deep down that Luciano wants what's best for me.

I paced back and forth in the living room, my heart hammering against my chest , and I kept glancing at the clock on the wall. Did he run away from home?

There's no damn way a grown ass kan would do that. Luciano said we needed to talk, and I had convinced myself that this conversation would change everything.

Would he forgive me for slapping him? Would he finally tell me the truth? Or was I just a fool

The sound of that passcode being wrongly entered echoed in my ear. Was he drunk? I swallowed hard, smoothing
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