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Fourty-eight
“Argh!”
“Did you invite me here in your office so I can witness how frustrated you are?” Olivia asked and crossed her arms in front of her chest and scrutinize me with her look.
I breathed deeply and walked to her, the sound of my red stiletto thumping on the tiles of the floor.
“Look, Olivia,” I started.
“Yes?” she smiled patiently.
“I bumped into Erwan last night.”She raised one of her brows. “You talked to him?”
I defensively shook my head and wriggled my hands. “No no, of course, I didn’t mean to talk to him. It’s just… how do I say this? I… I was cornered. Trapped, you know. I was left with no choice but to speak to him.”
“I swear it was never my intention to see him,” I added upon seeing the disappointed look on her face.
Olivia and Jase became more protective of me since the incident thr
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