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, even though she wasn't sure she'd be able to get in. She'd offer the driver anything just to get a

he car would assault her? She froze, staring at the vehicle's tires, deep in thought. She didn't even notice that

ad only stopped because of her continuous waving.

re you getting in?" the man asked gruffly, causing

when she saw w

She knew this greedy, wicked man even after so many years. No other man had that face, with its promine

r place. His hair had been so long then, as if scissors or razors weren't a thing in his province. He

d in a drama series or even a movie. When you say Asl

e was a greedy thief who had stolen everything f

immediately ran to the back of the car, the trunk lif

staring at the

. He seemed different now. Before, Aslan, the one she knew, would take care of her even if she snapped at him

oor open. She froze when she saw the man sitting the

letely different from the crew cut he used to have. He only got his hair trimmed when his mom took him to

his hair wasn't straig

ck eyebrows, and Alexa was caught

like an idiot, Alexa?" he aske

mmediately snapped he

ce if she was stupid. He should ask his teachers if she was stupid, because she had been the

d the door. She knew he was looking

it so smoothly that she could barely hear

ve her a once-over, but she cr

othes?" Aslan asked seriously, but Alexa f

ld only fade once he returned everything he ha

clothes in front of you? What

sarcastically, shaking his head in

just the two of them in the car, so she

eyes and auburn hair. Those ey

who looked stunning with makeup. Who was she? How sweet that she still joined Aslan despite the storm. B

g to figure out who the woman was, even though she seem

our brother, Alexa?" the w

nd your own business. I don't even know you. And

s stern, but she threw hi

of your car. Did you explain to her that she's not allowed to bos

an in the backseat responded f

he woman an exaggerated eye-roll. Aslan scratched the c

tending to be bothered. If he dared scold her in front of this

nners," the wom

apped at the yo

t sick or do whatever she wants with her life

gh the rearview mirror. Maybe she didn't have a place to stay, s

ir conditioning. The cold air was seeping into

gged h

st the heavy rain from earlie

clothes," she ordered the man

d rain are getting stronger, Alexa. Something

she asked irritably, and he immedia

to his huge jacket that, if she wor

. Beauty was the gif

he snapped, and she

his jacket while still driving. He fol

blin

d ro

the middle of the storm, and no

in, I'll take you back to your car," he

take off her wet clothes, finally decided to wear Aslan's T-shi

if he was looking, and she found

ll like dirt

t?" he

lled like expensive cologne, so she just put it on,

reached almost to her knees, so she

her asked, a question Alexa didn't want to hear but he

on, Alexa saw the woma

'san

ly after the coming storm. I

Aslan "babe," but Aslan called her "Donna." She wa

under the oversized T-shirt and

woman acting like a mother. She

asked, raisi

. Don't act innocent, it doesn't fit your looks," the woma

as still a virgin, and she was grateful s

rolled her eyes at her. "And next time, I don't

ude!" the wo

'll drop you both off if you don't sh

lf, acting like you've ju

u're just a busybod

ey. You're such a spoiled brat who knows not

is girlfriend, and Alexa c

use there's no way the woman would say that

slan asked, lo

at him. She chose not to respond, plann

onto the hacienda. Well, no, this atte