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Chapter Seven Erased debts, clinging pains

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Edward's POV

“Hmm…” I kept groaning in the armchair on which I had been sitting motionless since they took my daughter away.

Annabelle did not deserve what I made her face, but I didn’t have an option.

There was no way I could have paid off such a huge amount of debt I owed Antonioni.

Looking at the disappointment in her eyes earlier reminded me of Scilla, my first wife.

That was the same look in Scilla’s eyes the day I had asked her to go run some dirty operation on Antonioni, twenty-something years ago.

I had gone to the club with Scilla (as usual) and had gambled against Antonioni, but I had failed woefully.

I didn't know how I got to the point where I thought there was still a possibility of me winning and collecting all the money, even though he had won me in many rounds.

It didn't happen.

Instead, it left me with a huge debt.

Antonioni, being a badass in the game, had taken his turns to win against me over and over. He had also done the same to almost everyone he played
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