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Chapter 168 Putting Celia in Her Place?
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That afternoon, Adrian welcomed Anthony into his living room with enthusiasm.

"Dad! Come in, make yourself at home!" Adrian greeted.

Anthony looked around, noticing how clean everything was. "The house is quite clean, huh? Is Celia around?"

"I had Celia clean everything," Adrian explained with a macho grin. "As a reward, I let her go shopping with Mary Ellen."

The two sat down on the scented sofa.

Anthony glanced at his son approvingly. "Good to see you putting your girlfriend in her place. Women like Briana Vasconcelos are the bane of the earth."

Adrian scoffed. "Don't even get me started. Did you see the scene they caused in the parking lot? Somehow, the idiot gave her a car."

Anthony shook his head in disbelief. "That model isn't even manufactured anymore, but Mark still managed to get her something custom-made. How'd he pull that off?"

"I don't know, and frankly, I don't care," Adrian replied dismissively. "Speaking of the parking lot, did you notice how Mark has a thing for doing
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