Chapter 191
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Not long after Doris and Gary had settled in a seat, Claire's father joined them.

As they chatted amongst themselves, some of the women in the room, young and old, kept throwing lustful gazes at Gary which further increased the size of his bloated ego.

Even Doris didn't miss the glance that everyone threw at Mark. That gaze of longing, subtle jealousy as they wished that they were in her place. It made her even happier that her daughter would marry a man who is wanted and loved by all. Claire will be the talk of the time.

"So tell me, Gary, where are you from?" Claire's father asked. "I mean, you don't look like you're from here, and at the same time, you look like you are." Since he joined them, he had joined his wife in questioning Gary about his life and intention towards their daughter as though he was a suitor who had come for their daughter's hand in marriage.

Gary chuckled and some of the girls sighed dreamily. "I'm in-between," he answered. "My mother is Russian while my fath
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