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Penulis: Abbymicah
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Chapter 78

Valerie Will

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“What are you doing here?” I asked, my voice faint.

Jamal turned around as soon as he heard my voice. A confused expression registered on my face when he pulled me into a warm hug.

What was happening?

“Are you okay? I’ve been trying to reach you. I had to come down here to find you.” He said, letting out a relieved breath.

I was still confused.

“Why have you been trying to reach me?”

Jamal hesitated for a while, then he cleared his throat and continued. “Patrick reached out to me. He said Liam wasn’t feeling fine and you weren’t responding.”

“Oh,” I muttered under my breath.

It now made sense why he came to my house.

“Yeah, I’ve finally spoken to him,” I said, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ears. “Thank you for coming, I guess.”

“So how is Liam doing? Is he okay?”

I nodded. “Yes, he’s awake now.”

Jamal let out a relieved sigh. “That’s great to hear.” He said as he broke the hug. “How are you doing? I had no idea Patrick took Liam to New
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