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CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE.

Aliya couldn't hold it in anymore. She thought going to her room to sleep would make her not to overthink what was going on, but that didn't help. She was so angry about the situation and she knew that if she didn’t air her mind, she was going to explode from fury, so she called a meeting that same evening.

It was past nine pm and everyone(Adele, Jamal, Shannelle, Mr. Dominick and Grandma were seated in Mr. Dominick's private suit as per Aliya's orders.

Jamal didn't want to attend the meeting, but Adele pleaded with him to attend so they could hear what his mother had to say.

The last time they were gathered like that as a family was according to grandma's orders and she had made the announcement of Adele and Jamal's wedding. Adele's memory of that day was so clear like it had happened just the previous day.

She had actually choked when the announcement was made and Jamal had helped her calm down by robbing her back. What shocked her the most was when Jamal agr