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Chapter 127~ What Did The Doctor Say?

Author: Holland Cisca
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CLARA

I had always thought that people who claimed to be blissfully happy were always so full of it.

Oh, I was so wrong.

They were absolutely right. Don't get me wrong. Nothing came close to how happy I was when I held Ale in my arms for the first time, but this was a close second.

Ever since the veil had been lifted on our feelings, Mateo and I have been in such a happy bubble. These past few days have felt like a dream.

He has made it a point of duty to get home earlier than he usually did so we could all have dinner together and this had not gone unnoticed by Lily and his mom who were unsurprisingly curious about what had changed.

I told them that we were trying to rekindle the spark in our relationship and thankfully, his mom believed me. Lily, on the other hand, took me to the side and said it was about time we both got our heads out of our asses.

Needless to say, that was her way of telling me that she approved of my new relationship with, Mateo.

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