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Chapter 006 ~ Faced with our pasts

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last update Last Updated: 2025-02-09 23:56:38

006.

AMBER’S APARTMENT

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“Oh, Melissa, I still can’t believe it!” Amber threw her hands in the air, looking so down and frustrated while Melissa tried her best to pat her back and assure her that it was fine.

“If you think about it, this is quite strange,” Melissa said and Amber looked up at her, her face filled with curiosity. “Axel left without giving you a valid reason—”

“Don’t forget that he hurt me before leaving.” Amber placed her hand on her forehead.

Melissa rolled her eyes. “Yeah, that too. All these years, he’s been in Las Vegas, blocked all access that you could get to him and went fully anonymous. He built his company from the ground up, and it became successful immediately. For years, he rejected the proposals sent by Glam Magazine for interviews and didn’t even bother showing his face to the public. Now all of a sudden, he accepted, and it turned out to be your outline.”

Amber scratched her head. She wasn’t getting what Melissa was saying. “Your point?”

Melissa poked
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