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Chapter 76: Communication Error
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2026-05-30 14:50:46For a long moment, Harper just stared at her apartment door, after Oliver left. Glen cleared his throat breaking the silence. “So…” he says teasingly. “You finally got a boyfriend?” Harper casually takes a sip of her coffee before answering, “Yeah.” Glen moved to stand beside her, opening a kitchen cabinet and reaching for a box of herbal tea. “We have known each other, what? Three years… All that time you never had a boyfriend,” h
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