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Serving The Blind Billionaire

Serving The Blind Billionaire

Author: Kafi Lang
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Chapter 1 Lie Lie Pinocchio

Word Count: 1832    |    Released on: Today at 06:36

TINA'

se- a promise I made to myself wh

19,

e phone closer to my ear. In the background, I

said over

ompletely forgot to grab it," Mum said, her voice apologetic

I shook my head furiously, ev

e lead! If I don't have Ariel's costume, M

d a grade above me... was playing Prince Eric. I have had a crush on him since forever and I also knew for a fact that Hailey, my understudy a

best Ariel costume for my little girl," Dad's voic

," I said, relief

in the background. "You spoil her

t. "Val can't get replaced, that's my little gi

e gotten into an argument and Mum is probably scolding him saying he spoiled me too much, and Dad, like always,

t end up pl

he play, but she also ended up dating Danny until h

me I'd ever speak to them, I would nev

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and stepped away from the mirror to check my dress. I was wearing a short, fitted wine-colored mini dress with t

o remember... a day that

is day. During the day, I stayed away from civilization, isolating myself in my

re on her, and I desperately needed something to take the edge off. Alcohol was my escape, my way of washing away all the emo

o nothingness. She was still in her work clothes, so I figured she had just gotten off work. Without s

and I didn't want to miss it, as it was almost

Taylor holding me back. "Where are you going?" she

," l replied, trying to pull my han

Can't you skip it and stay home? I was h

shot her an almost angr

bout to say. "Mum and Dad. You never talk about them, and every year on their anniversary, you do this. Av

ides, it's been, like, a decade since they died. We don't need to sit

e. It had onl

en. They were just in the wrong place at the wrong time," Taylor said, standing up from the couch and

my nerves. "Sure. Can I g

Fine. Let's not talk about them. But please, stay home w

ing, but I avoided her gaze, unw

r day, it would work-but not today. I couldn't face her today, I couldn't sit and talk knowing it was

said it yourself... I need to le

every single day, Valentina," she started, he

I thought, rolling

er it but you're twenty-one years old, with no job, no money, yet somehow, you manage to pull off partying

She kept trying to meet my eyes, but every time her gaze locked with

rustration spilling over. "Do you think this is how Mum and Dad wou

but I refused to show it. Finally, I yanked my h

ce heavy with exhaustion as my fingers reached for the doo

d the knob, eager to leave her words and

one day, pregnant and all alone,"

but I bit it back. I didn't want to ruin the mood I had se

a wave. But I couldn't go back inside, not now. If I did

t do it.

d to myself as I walked away, trying to co

*

wl, exposing my bare back to it. It barely had people inside, probably because it was a new c

The room was warm, but the leather felt cool against my skin. Pulling out my phone, I texted So

line on the first ring, lig

d the room. I scanned the club, hoping t

you at the club until midnight, but you never showed up. Wh

t even calling or texting? And now she dared to ask where I was? Where else was I suppos

eated my words like sh

, my tone sharpe

aid hurriedly. "I thought you'

my frustration bubbling over. "I got caug

she said quickly, too quickly

w like Pinocchio's-it'd probably kno

ord, I hung up, m

st keeps ge

It felt like someone was watching me. My eyes darted a

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