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Chapter 53

Author: Célia Oliveira
Inside his room, the drunk man realized what he had just done.

"What the hell… I kissed Aurora. I can't believe I did that. But she came over to talk, and it was dark—I really thought, for a second, that it was her."

Damn Liana, still haunting his thoughts. Even after everything she did to him, she still had a hold on Oliver's heart.

Well…

Maybe not anymore. Aurora's kiss had awakened something in him—something that had been buried like a dormant volcano. But she was so young, so innocent, still clueless about the world.

Oliver couldn't be selfish and pursue anything with her. He'd never force her to give up her life to be with him—that would be wrong, and his conscience knew it. Aurora needed to experience life, meet people her age, have ambitions. If he claimed her for himself, she'd end up stuck on that estate, and he didn't want her to go through what happened with Liana.

If Aurora ever saw what the world had to offer, she'd never settle for a simple life on a farm.

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