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Chapter Twenty-three

Author: Bellaboy
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-29 17:13:47

We sat at the coffee shop just outside the firm's building, feeling awkwardly uncomfortable. Even though the sun was already in the centre of the sky, we had both ordered coffee. He ordered a black coffee, while I went for a creamy latte, and within a few seconds, our orders were staring right back at us in the face, but neither one of us spoke nor made an attempt to drink the coffee.

“ Long time no see”, he said after what seemed like eternity.

“ Yeah, long time no see”, I said, fidgeting.

“ Um…………. How have you been?”, he asked, taking a sip of his cup of coffee.

I nodded, “ I have been doing well, like, moderately well. How about you?” I took my own sip, and even though it burned my tongue, I didn't flinch, “ how have you been doing?”

“ Well, I could liken my situation to yours. I have been doing well”, he tilted his head and looked me straight in the eye, and I looked away on impulse, feeling uncomfortable to meet his eyes.

I had betrayed those eyes. Not only t
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Shirley Toto
So, is Hakim in love with Dante, or is he trying to make up for how he treated him in school by throwing someone else towards him? Or maybe Hakim had a relationship with Cole? Ugh... I'm confused, my dear author.
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