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JADE

Antonio stepped back, probably to give us privacy while dad winced, clearly not happy with what she said.

When I got over my shock, I tried to plaster on a fake smile. My lips wobbled when she gave me a withering glare. She really does’t like me.

I guess, I wouldn’t like me either if I was in her shoes.

“Or are you going to keep hiding her form me?” More venom coated her words, it made the first one seem like child’s play.

If looks could kill a person, I would have been dead by now from the way she was looking at me. She had no regard for the people standing all around. Some were definitely looking at us. Trying to overhear what was being said.

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