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Chapter 40
"So, I guess you have something to share with me?" Maggie was trying her best to keep her face straight.
After she showed the living room seating, Maggie brought coffee for all three of them, and now she was sitting across from her mother and her father that were sharing a sofa. "Well, honey, you see… Den and I have talked, and to cut it short, we've settled our differences and decided that we don't want to lose more time." Rebecca declared, leaving Maggie completely flabbergasted. She suspected something happened since Rebecca didn't call her last night, but she did not expect her parents to get back together after two decades. Maggie blinked a couple of times, trying to comprehend what she just heard. "I don't understand," she mumbled. "But I guess I don't have to… I just need you to be safe and happy, ok, mom?" she said looking at her mother, ignoring the man that was sitting
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