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Chapter Forty Four
James brought her outside the living room into the compound beside his car. He suggested for them to go inside and talk but she had refused with the excuse that she was okay with standing on her feet.
She could not look at him. She kept playing with her fingers and sniff once in five seconds.
James also had red eyeballs as a result of hurt and anger, but he could not say if the anger was directed at himself or Joyce. "Joyce, I–" the remaining words got caught up in his throat. He sniffed, put a palm over his nose and mouth, then returned the hand back to being in his blue hoodie.
"I'm... I am sor...sorry,"Joyce apologized, still not looking at him.
He shook his head. "Don't tell me you are sorry, Joyce,because I know very well that you were lying earlier."
Joyce was taken aback. He trusted her. Her mind started jubilating, but teary expression remained on her face. S
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