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your dad, Ash?"

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quiet, thinks the city is trying to ke

g developer from California is

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if you're really curious, why don't you drive through Mil

up. "Yeah,

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in a decent car. Said he's already bought three places in the area! He told me the redevelopment is a done

prise. "Wow, that's...

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ly. "It's such a risk

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m my parents? If they give it at the shower... you could use that. It would cover the dow

, thick with emotion. "Ash... would you really

e a family, aren't we? What's mine is you

bit.

personal loans, and maxed out every credit card they possessed. They signed pa

es for luxury cruises. "To celebrate

raves, deeper and deeper, with

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