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Chapter 39: Tired Date
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Saatchi sits quietly at the dining table waiting for Billie to come out of the room.“Hey, have you not started eating? You don’t have to wait for me,” Billie said.“We want to eat with you,” she said referring to her and her baby.“What do we have for brunch? Oh, it’s still my favorite Adobo but your version,” he said.“Listen, Billie. I’m really sorry about earlier. I thought your call had ended and that you fell asleep again. I didn’t mean to show myself to her,” she said.Billie smiled. “Forget about it. It’s nothing. She didn’t even recognize you,” he said.“Are you sure she’s fine?” she asked.“I’m sure she was and she is. We talked about a lot of things....shoot!” he said after realizing he didn’t say goodbye to Zofi the way he’d always do.“What is it?” she asked.“I just forgot something to tell her,” he said.“Are your bags all packed?” she said.“Ready to go,” he said.“Mom just left our house. She’s on the way here,” she said.“Great. I will need to give her some
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