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2024-06-13 00:07:03"Until then, let me take care of you," said Dim-Dim before can holding back, and Amma immediately shook her head.
"No, I'm fine," said Amma. "I'm sick, that's true, but I can still carry on with my daily activities just fine."Dim-Dim sighed. "Alright. Besides, I'm still angry with you," he said. But he still hoped that the issue would be resolved between them, hence why he stayed."I apologize for everything that happened between us in the past few months," said Amma. And reluctantly, Dim-Dim nodded. But Amma wasn't finished. "But I didn't take you to my workplace to make you jealous of Marcus, Dim-Dim. I took you to my workplace to show Marcus that I have a boyfriend, and he should stop flirting with me and making me hope that one day I could date him and gain the attention of my parents, which wouldn't compare to the genuine love I had that time. That's what I wanted Dim-Dim. I wanted to show Marcus that I have you, not the other way around. I..." Amma
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The Illicitor's Code #1 139: Beach Mess
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Should I get involved or not?Dim-Dim hesitated.He knew he shouldn't interfere in Amaliah Parenze's affairs, but he detested guys who threatened women, and even more so those who threatened defenseless pets. He was still uncertain when Amma emerged from the bathroom, fragrant and surrounded by steam."The hot water works well, unlike in my apartment," she said with a small laugh. She picked up the sweater and pajama pants Dim-Dim had laid out for her, then went back into the bathroom to change. Returning in the sweater that fit her perfectly and with the pajama pants rolled up to fit, she wrapped her hair in a towel and took a seat across from Dim-Dim at the breakfast bar."Thanks for letting me use your bathroom. You're really kind," Amma said, pouring tea into her cup, taking a sip, and smiling. "Mmm... it smells great, and it's blue. What kind of tea is this?" she asked."It's butterfly pea flower tea from Indonesia," Dim-Dim explained. "A gift from a pen pal who loves traveling."
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159: The Bonus Episode #1
Here is life if monsters did not exist!Because monsters do not exist, people with superpowers do not exist either. The world goes on as usual....*****Dim-Dim fell in love with the world of veterinary medicine. Okay, maybe he was really nervous the first time he injected a cat, and he hated dissecting frogs, but he did all these sacrifices to learn—Uh, forget all those reasons.The point is, Dim-Dim hated it when he was still a veterinary student. Now he's a doctor, managing his own veterinary clinic. In fact, Dim-Dim's clinic is the greatest veterinary clinic on the entire continent of America! The most severe cases are brought to his examination table.And today, a woman came to bring in a Siberian Husky injured in the woods. The woman was incredibly beautiful, like an angel, if Dim-Dim may exaggerate."May I examine him?" Dim-Dim asked, rolling up his sleeve to his elbow and putting on rubber gloves.The Siberian Husky brought in by the woman to his clinic was covered in blood.
