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Chapter 12: The Beginning
"From small beginnings come great things."
-Proverb-
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20 Years Ago
It was raining heavily that day in London. Wilfred was on his way home when he stumbled across a small orphanage on the street side.
Usually, he would just ignore it but that day, something was a little different.
As a man who always trusted his intuition, he told his driver to stop the car. The driver seemed quite confused by his decision but he followed it anyway.
Wilfred walked into the orphanage and decided to take a look around. He was immediately welcomed by one of the nun who cultivated it.
“Good evening, sir, are you looking to adopt a child or are you here to visit?” The nun asked politely. Wilfred smiled back at her in his normal, friendly manner and replied,
“Oh, I’m just here to take a look around and make a little donation at the end. If you don’t mind, that is.” He explained.
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