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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Lydia barely acknowledged the funds in his hands but replied darkly, ‘Half was not the bargain we strike sweetheart. You should know father better than that. Why don’t you place that back into your pocket and when you have acquired all you can return it to him not me. How did I end up in the middle of you and Papa’s mess?’ she stated angrily, making her way to the tumbler for a second glass. ‘I did not ask to be part of this. No, no&hell
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