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Chapter 47

Author: Janice Mark
last update publish date: 2026-07-22 16:55:22

Orlena's POV.

I didn't want to touch the cash Mr. Chris gave me. I had hidden it under my small bed, so I could go and get it whenever I needed urgent money. The little space I had rented was safe. No one could break into my apartment here.

I slipped my feet into my shoes, which had grown a bit tight now because my feet had started swelling.

I was in my second trimester, and my body was changing in ways I was still learning to accept.

I stepped out of the house. For the first time in a long t
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  • The Billionaire's Contract Wife: Six Months To Leave    Chapter 47

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