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Chapter 12
“What?” Florian leaned in on the counter with a smirk.
It’s been two hours since Leandro left the store but this brute insisted to stay here. Up until now, I’m still shocked and mostly pissed at him. What if Leandro spread that word to everyone? I don’t even know what the hell is he talking about? Is he insinuating that we’re together? Hell no!
Leandro didn’t respond to his remark. Instead, the guy smirked at us before exiting the store with a playful whistle. He even winked at me from a distance before he entered his car.
I glared at Florian. “What do you think you’re doing? You’re spreading to everyone that we’re not cousins-“
“’Cause we’re not?”
“Yes! But you agreed to this, right? You know how conservative and close-minded this town is.”
He rolled his eyes. “I don’t care about other people’s opinion, Nina.&r
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