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18. Game Over?
For Max, her life was like a puzzle that wasn't complete. Many puzzles are lacking so she has to fill it all by risking her life with these two men beside her.
They thought that she was a real guy and that was not their problem because she's the one at fault. She was the one who will fear her reflection because she made a big crime in her life.
"Hey, Max, do you swim?", my boss Asher asks her.
She thought he invited her to play a billiards game but they will go to go swimming? That was not part of the plan and it wasn't on her agenda.
" I --I don't know how to swim. It's okay. We will play billiards right?", she asks her boss and Asher raises his eyebrows at her like he wasn't happy with her answer.
He went close next to Max and she can't hide the fact that she's blushing every time his skin touches her but she just keeps it to herself since they will suspect her as bisexual if she acts girly in front of them.
She was
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