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Chapter Sixty Three.
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To old Tian, it seemed Asher was taking eternity to come around after telling him about his pregnant wife, Roxanne. His mind has been restless since the day Asher left his house, the news still ring in his head like it was an hour ago.

They had been no messages from him, no response from the messages he had left for him, no response from them, what about visit? Nothing.

He made the window his best friend as he run to peep through it whenever there's a sound from the out outside. What could be going wrong with him? Why had Asher refused to get back to him? Was there something he did that could warrant what Asher was doing to him?

The thought of Asher and his pregnant wife occupied the mind of Tian, the thought of the possibility that Asher could be having some challenges and he wouldn't know about it. The thought of the many sacrifices he made for Asher just to make him happy and not feel like he is alone.

What has he done wrong to deserve what Asher was doing to him? Why had Asher ch
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