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Chapter Fifty-Two

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Chapter Fifty-Two

Raphael’s POV

“Hey, everything alright?” I asked when I answered Camilla’s call.

“No, not really. I need you to come back to the house now.” She answered.

“Uhm, okay. No problem. I’ll be there in 20 minutes.” I said and hung up the phone.

“Baby, we have to go home now.” I said to Aurora.

“But I don’t want to leave.”

“We’ll come back another time, okay?”

“Fine.”

We packed up and headed back to the car and the driver drove us to the house.

We got there and headed inside. Camilla was in the living room waiting.

“Rory, go in the room and stay with Martha.” She said and Aurora skipped inside.

“What’s wrong? What’s the problem?” I asked.

“My grandfather had a heart attack and he’s in critical condition and I need to leave for New York right now and I don’t know what to do.”

“Is he going to be alright?”

“I don’t know. I have to be in New York.”

“Calm down. I’m sure we’ll figure things out. When are you leaving?”

“I called my assistant. The earliest flight leaves in two and
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