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Chapter 52: Pizza Place.
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Bruce's pov

I don't think I am evil, but it's people who bring out the evil in someone.

I bought the pizza place from the owner, it was the only way I felt I could help him,since the place was already crumbling.

The pizza place can be added to the list of things I told Mr Dominic to invest in, this one he told me to take it for myself.

The pizza place was bought under my name and I have hired people to work there. I have saved a lot of money from the salary he pays me. It's more than enough to buy a house but I chose to buy this, since I was still living with Mr Dominic.

I go to the pizza place to oversee the work once in a while.

I hired a private investigator to investigate my wife's case, he hasn't found anything tangible.

I could only just continue with my plans, the next thing in my plan is to buy a mansion, Mr Dominic has suggested he buys one for me but I told him it's not time yet.

These days, all I have been doing is going on business trips in Mr Dominic's place and meeting
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