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Chapter 8. The One Who Held His Heart

Author: J Cruz
last update publish date: 2026-05-16 20:00:16
Olivia Barnett POV

Everything was done in haste.

When Josh said that we would marry right away, I did not expect it to be today.

He called several people, pulled some strings to get our license, and the next thing I knew, we were already standing in front of a judge who would marry us.

No other witnesses. Just us.

Both of us were wearing the same clothes we wore at the office. I did not even have time to brush my hair because in the last few hours, I was busy hugging the toilet bowl.

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