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Chapter 29

Penulis: Ruky
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Dennis’s pov

“Please we don’t have time;” Alex said as I sighed and looked at the glass with the bubbles in the drink.

“What do you think?” His voice had dropped. It wasn’t so urgent now. “Have you thought about it?”

I kept silent for a while before looking around

“I have my mom to think about,” I finally said. My voice was tight.

Alex’s jaw opened, then shut again. He glanced down at his cup and back up. “I know.”

“She’s really sick,” i said. “She won’t get any better if all I’m doing is ignoring her to come live with you. I’m all she has.”

“I can make her treatment even faster. I have the money. Just tell me what you need.”

“It’s not that simple.”

“I told you I will make sure she is okay,” he repeated, a little too quickly. “I promised you that. Financially. Medically. Anything you want. I’ll fly her out if you want. Fly in the best doctors if you want.”

I could hear the desperation in his voice. He really wanted this to work.

“Seriously?” I asked, my voice lower.

He nodded. “Yeah.
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