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Anna was pissed off by Gia’s revelation. After Luke took away Gia and David and others followed them, the guests at the party scrambled away and some people almost left the party. Everyone gave one last stare at Anna before going their own ways. Unable to bear the humiliation and shame, Anna strode out of the party hall with her brother, Robert following her. He could not believe that his daughter put them to shame in front of everyone. And as per the pregnancy reports, Gia was pregnant. If it is not Luke’s baby, then whose it is? Thoughts ran through his mind as he walked.
“Anna,” Robert called his sister. She gave him a glance and said, “Not now, Robert.” That shut Robert and they soon left the place.
Inside the room where Gia was seated, everyone was kind of tensed up about the situation since it was so abrupt and shocking. Luke came back in
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