2023-06-19 20:03:55At the Lafayette Mansion, the family ate breakfast in burial silence. The Christmas tree was set up and decorated, but that didn't cheer up the family members.
“I don't know how I'm going to get through the holidays without my son.” Ingrid is sorry.
“Maybe he isn’t even thinking about us anymore, guys.” Nadia grumbles, “I had to hire Claudio to replace him.”
“Claudio?” Jacques is surprised, “Are we that close yet?”
Nadia blushes shyly, “No, Dad. We are just co-workers.”
“What about Rodrigo Mountain?” Ingrid seems not to have heard her daughter, “I liked him.”
“Why the past tense, Mom?” Nadia despairs, “I like him too, and I haven't discarded him as a friend.”
“We’re not speaking as a friend.” Ingrid smiles as she drinks her coffee with milk and mint, “We are talking about the man who wil
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Building My Life Chapter 2202 Charity
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Building My Life Chapter 2203 Dangerous Trigger
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Building My Life Chapter 2204 Patrick Has Matured
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Building My Life Chapter 2208 The Inspector
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Chapter 3162 Can We Trust Brendon?
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Chapter 3161 Commercial Shoot
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Chapter 3160 About Apartments
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Chapter 3159 Suzy’s Investments
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Chapter 3158 Don’t Be Too Obvious
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Chapter 3157 New Kid in Town
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Chapter 3156 Replaced
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Chapter 3155 Melissa Slays at Damascene Lawyers
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Chapter 3154 The Job Is Yours
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