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Chapter 16

Author: CESSYPRINCE
last update publish date: 2026-03-01 07:28:18

AFTER DINNER, nag-start na ang live band. Couples were moving to the dance floor.

I was about to excuse myself—check on the dessert service, make sure everything was perfect—when Levi spoke.

"Dance with me first."

Napatigil ako. "What?"

"One dance. You've been working all evening. Take a break. Dance with me."

His hand was extended. Waiting. Ang expression niya—serious pero may something else. Hopeful? Nervous?

This is a bad idea, Rachel. Very bad idea.

"Levi, I—"

"Please."

Yung please—soft, si
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