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Chapter 47: Moving In Together

Penulis: Evve
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I had negotiated billion-dollar mergers in less time than it took Aria to decide on a paint color. But watching her frown at a swatch of "Blush Rose" versus "Petal Pink," I realized I didn't care about the timeline. I just cared that she was doing it here. In my home.

Or rather, our home.

It was Saturday morning. We were sitting at the kitchen island, the remains of breakfast pushed aside for a mountain of paint chips and furniture catalogs.

"They look exactly the same," I pointed out, tapping
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