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ut you will be socially reprehen

n business, y

ng to do, hit me too? You brute,

're alive or dead. Stop embarrass

ce, but I dodged and ran outsi

when I led him

owed up and t

ght not get him detained, maybe just a mediation. But wielding a knife in pub

boy back to

t speak, his eyes

his long hair and

he was a very ha

d us his name was Gavin Williams, and he a

feeling weak and wan

d away, and his father, who remarri

ng there was nothing in the world that couldn't be overcome. I lent h

belatedly, what if

ings were a

er to my family, And he

re improving, and he was pub

my timidity stop me from

.

back to

d Brennen fat, I'v

e deliberately

d, my life was mu

of the time, I went to the gym, and solicited some c

my peace, asking me to attend

ne, put on makeup, pick out

, and I guessed the whole outfit could prob

he things I'm wear

ur

e, highlighted by the lighting, fl

les were more defined, and there was n

been secretly

nt that the domineering boss

here anything I s

, the heroine got humil

ed me, his enthusi

f us wanted to atte

ed, a few people in

ion and the aura of those

eted the middle-aged couple

calling them Mr.

?" Laura Willis, his mother, sno

y face closely. "From head to toe,

e compliment, Mrs. Willis. Others also

ed taken

n would marry must be virtuous

and I are just dating,

not good eno

.

ennen under

the business-related marriage

e up, "Mom, why ask so much? She

and we'll get marri

was met with Brennen's defiant answer

Brennen's interests, of course he chose to ignore it

ned, looking more authoritative, and her

our father, always drawn to these women.

father spoke up,

her had a mistress outside, and neither her husban

til a sharp slap resounde

e, tears welling

ed guilty, apol

xpressionles

lis. I'll just go to

get it

n million dollars to me, "Girl,

t waiting

t have much strength. A slap for

erent from others. An ordinary family might comp

pulled m

y face. I said it was fine, but he

on't take it to heart. She's a g

ay. Don't worry, I won't hold a

y dealings with this family. It was ten mil

.

ing up, Gavin

irthday,

e downstairs. Can you

and they were waving at m

flowers, and Ga

"Happy 22nd B

ce?" he asked, worriedly

ten million because of t

riefly recounted the ev

, and I didn't notice the

n my sister, whose anger wa

plate into the villa, smearin

mily is nuts, so arrogant and dismissiv