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CHAPTER 6
Completely overwhelmed with wonder and disbelief, Cheryl sat in the wide leather seat of the private jet. She kept pinching herself, still struggling to believe that being there with him was really happening to her, the most uninteresting and normal woman in the world.
‘What on earth am I doing here? How come he wanted me with him on this trip?’ Cheryl kept asking herself avoiding his occasional glimpse. ‘Seriously, Cher? Nikolas Adamos had requested your presence by his side in this lavishing American trip and instead of enjoying this and him, you’re still looking for mysteries where there are none. Just live this moment, girl! Live him for as long as he will have you.’
The words circled slowly in her brain. It was hard to think coherently, rationally. It was
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