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Chapter 36
"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine."
-Maya Angelou-
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It had been a week since she lived with Alexander in safety, she had gotten herself used with the quieter life although she was yearning for the day when she could return safely to her house. No matter what she was still a city woman, there was no way she could survive living in countryside because there were just too much things she enjoyed doing that only the city could offer her. That morning she woke up wearing her cotton gown and walked out from the room to see Alexander making breakfast like usual. It was only since she stayed with him did she know he actually had amazing cooking skill, not on the same level as some professional chefs, of course, but generally his cooking tasted quite good.
She started to remind herself of the household dynamics they had been having for the past weeks. Things had
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