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Chapter 40

Author: Camila Lee
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-19 23:03:25

Lily:

It was how calm he looked after the cup dropped, as though he was expecting me to run over to him almost immediately.

And I did. I rushed towards him, the eyes of the whole store now burrowing into my back as I dragged him out of the store and back to his car.

"Leave. Right this instant" I said simply.

" I'm a customer too..it was a hapless mistake. I can pay triple for the damages don't worry"

I felt like I was losing brain cells trying to talk to this annoying man.

" What the hell do you think you are doing? You are basically about to ruin my fucking job. I don't care again, I don't want you to step in there!"

Now his mischievous look calmed and he sighed.

" I'm not comfortable seeing you with that man lily...I get that you need to work and I can get you a job now, literally anywhere you want to work..just name it. But not here"

" And who told you you could decide what I can and cannot do? You think you can suddenly show up in my life and boss me around? Well I just want you
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