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se the next morning, I retrieved t

er before placing the paperwork back into

t thing he saw the next ti

look and made my way back to the bedroom w

l had into the suitcase, tossed my hair into a bun and darted t

" Alice asked as I walked down t

g far away from this pla

M-Ma'am, is this a joke? Are yo

e and I've realized just how dense I w

igure in my life, Alice w

stuff, she knew everythin

ion to add some sleeping pills into Alessandro's

ike a fool instead o

drugged him back then, make him ope

s about several mi

ow wealthy I co

u off the hook? A voice within me scoffe

e would catch me within hours, and he wou

bly be sentenced to

," She nodded. "So where

. "But I have some friends that c

as a

end talkless

me the moment I decided to a

four corners of his mansion and thus, I

ery store and I could only spend thirty minutes there,

against serving me food for a day becau

the cashier was unnec

n't even allow me

on the small sachet of chocolate that I bough

Alice said. "Please take

ou for everything," I sm

One of the maids asked as th

ed a stern look. "Have you forgotten that t

mpany today," The maid poute

ice," I chided. "And yes, I'm leaving. Ta

ing to miss you," One of the maids, Ra

soothing circles on her back. "I'll be fine. I

ll of us burst into

, I darted them a smile. "I

of the house and exited t

lars on me and I had

to even save when I

s?" The cab driver asked a

responded, pa

because I was still in the first trimester of

ten just a pac

got to Taco bells and I paid

staurant and sat at the most

like me to take your order now?" A

plied. "I'd like

h wh

anaged a fake smile which

I couldn't even order the smoothie that

verly dependen

to an hour since I left his hous

ed underneath my breath as the

aid, to which he

ticing that I momentarily forgot

tire plate withi

was how hu

and since I had less than ten dollars left after

a miracle happened because I honestly had no

water from the bottle, I fel

e person, a middle-aged man, s

entatively asked,

n look

He bowed, to which I frowne

d my face as he sat on

king man, and why was

erine Williams, am

knew m

at is th

a'am," He started. "You need to come with me righ

rically as my jaw sla

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