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KABANATA 18

Author: Eyah
last update publish date: 2024-11-27 14:41:14
CALISTA'S P. O. V

Exhaustion clung to me like a second skin.

Magho-host kasi ako ng runway para sa fashion week na darating. This is my first time doing it here in the Philippines. Kaya medyo hectic at stressful. After a brutal day at the office, all I wanted was to collapse onto my sofa and melt into oblivion. The last thing on my mind was the impossibly handsome burglar who was, technically, still residing in my apartment.

I fumbled with my keys, kicking off my shoes with a sigh of relief. The
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