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Chapter 55

Penulis: LaurG
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-17 15:08:45

~ARIEL~

Things have been quite tense back home. It was clear that Ashton's mom and Hazel's father were having a hard time accepting how intimate they were being on screen or simply in general. I shared their feelings twice as much. It was difficult for me to watch, especially since I saw things in Ashton that made me feel like it was not fake at all.

I was worried that he was beginning to develop romantic feelings for Hazel, which could complicate things. Before I left, I explicitly asked him
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