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2024-10-29 19:42:56Raymond arrives home with Junior by his side. Carmen is intently watching the soap opera.
"Is your mother not watching with you, daughter?"
"Hi, Carmen!" Junior greets her.
Carmen turns and smiles at her stepbrother. Then she replies, "No, Mom left. That's why I'm recording today's episode on VCR."
Raymond sits down in the armchair and takes off his shoes. A faint smell of foot odor reaches Carmen's nostrils.
"And where did she go?" Raymond inquires.
"She went to the Rocha penthouse to talk to Abigail."
"With Mom?" Junior asks curiously.
Raymond, however, quickly blurts out, "Junior, go to the kitchen, there are chocolate chip cookies to eat."
Junior gets overjoyed, "Yay!"
Junior runs like every naughty child. Raymond smirks as Carmen strafes him with her gaze.
He asks cynically, "What was your mother doing in the penthouse?"
"Do you still have the nerve to ask, Dad? It's obvious Mom went to demand t
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