* Miranda *The phone rang while I was still sitting on the edge of the bed, it stopped me from thinking about the encounter with Lorenzo De Luca. I flinched at the sound at first, because my heart was still racing from the anger and resentment that he showed me. The man was a handsome devil, despite being a brute I couldn't fail to notice his appearance.For a second, I thought it might be him. Or worse, his father. I hope not! I need some peace of mind.But when I looked at the telephone screen beside the bed, my breath hitched. The number is familiar, it is from Yolly my younger sister, who is currently in her second year of college.I answered immediately. "Hello?""Miranda." My sister's voice cracked the moment she said it. The background noise told me everything, students talking, footsteps echoing, the hollow sound of a university hallway. "I'm sorry to call you like this, sis."My chest tightened. "What's wrong, Yolly?"There was a pause. Too long. My heartbeat raced; I hoped
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