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Chapter 27
"The zipper of the red dress you told me to wear doesn't work. I tried several times to fix it but couldn't. And it was all the time falling off my shoulder exposing the chest." Scarlet told him feeling shy with her eyes cast downwards while biting her lip.
Ace took a step forward, put his finger under her chin and gently raised up her head. "How many times should I tell you to look at the person you are talking to and talk? And why are you biting your lip?" He scolded her softly like one does to a child and released the lip from her teeth with the pad of his thumb.
"There is nothing wrong you have done that you should feel guilty about. I should have checked the dress before I gave it to you to wear." His hands reached down to her cheeks cupping them, bent his head and kissed her forehead.
Scarlet shivered wi
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