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CHAPTER 20 — I don't know for how long

作者: Uche🎀
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CHAPTER 20 — I don't know for how long

Jasmine stared at her phone like it had grown wings.

₦1.5 million dollars.

Just like that.

Dropped into her account.

Her chest tightened.

This couldn't be real.

Alex had been walking a few steps ahead, but he stopped when he noticed she wasn’t moving anymore.

He turned to her.

“Jasmine?”

She didn’t answer.

Her fingers were still frozen around her phone.

Alex walked back to her, eyebrows pulling together.

Jasmine finally found her voice.

“Alex… did you—”

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

Alex froze. Jasmine immediately felt the shift in the air as they both turned towards the door.

"Alex are you expecting anyone"

Alex nodded in negative, all the staff were gone for the day.

“That’s not staff, it's way too bold” Alex muttered. “Stay here.”

He walked to the door and opened it just enough to block whoever was on the other side from seeing inside.

Cynthia.

she was the one who crashed her meeting with Alex's parents b
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