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Chapter Thirty Seven
Author: Starr
last update2022-10-31 15:26:07

That evening , Jane’s Rodriguez decided to call Richard and tell him the good news. It had been three long days of painful waiting for Elise to wake up. He was still sorting through some documents in his home office when he realized that he was yet to call Richard. He stood up and sauntered over to the window where he dialed Richard’s number He opened up the window that was besides him. It was just early evening and the sky had not darkened yet.

He looked out of the window ; from where he stood, he could see the entrance of the residence. He checked his phone. Richard had picked the call and was already saying “Hello” at the other end of the line.

He responded “Yes, Richard”

“Good evening” Richard said.

“Yeah. I called to let you know that my daughter, Elise has woken up. She’s no longer unconscious” There was a tinge of happiness in his voice as he spoke. He was quite relived by the new development.

“That’s really good to know, Sir”

“Yes” James paused to adjust the glass of the wind
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