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Chapter 716 Family Formality
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At Café Montanha, Reginaldo takes two cups of Macchiato to Laura, showing that he accepted the invitation.

He sits down at the table and holds one of the cups out to her.

“Thanks, Reggie.” Laura smiles graciously.

Reginaldo also smiles, “You're welcome, it's just a cafe.”

“It's not just the coffee.” Laura comments, “Thank you for allowing me to help you in any way in this difficult time.”

Reginaldo takes the first sip, “Well, I don't know what else to do. I have a younger sergeant with the face of a pimpleless teenager willing to go door to door in the mansions closest to where Aline was last seen. Meanwhile, I have another annoying sergeant who can't solve anything. He didn't find out who killed Mr. Ferreira, Eduardo, and was symbolically responsible for my fiancée's disappearance.”

Laura shakes her head, “You need to sue the sergeant or the entire corporation. If Aline's corpse is found floating between the sea and the sand on the beach...”

Reginaldo feels tremors at just that possi
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