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Promises
~Cali~
I see nothing wrong with having an adoptive family. In fact, I am grateful for Olivia and her late husband Dr. Jacob for taking Evan in. If not for them, I don’t think our paths will ever cross.
“W-why did it look as if you don’t even recognize each other? Why is this not public knowledge? I swear I looked you up online, every detail about you. And he’s a Rogers...” I croaked, slumping myself on the stool, feeling my knees buckling. It’s more than that. It’s the wrong question, but do we need formalities? Evan knows what I meant. “You’re a Carter.”
He remained frozen where he stood, that fury trying to resurface from his eyes, fighting to be let out.
I hate seeing this side of him. Ever since I met him as
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