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Chapter 48
Raphael Sinclair laid a trap and I fell hook, line, and sinker for it. Looking at the file-indelible scars are left on my heart. I lost...lost my faith in love. Because in my hand is a file that opens to a photo of me- a photo that was taken 3 months back. The date was printed at the bottom of the photo. Each page consists of the parts of my life which were known to only Kade before. My entire life... is packed in this file.
The conversation with Kade came to my mind
‘Remember you said your sister got the information about you from a PI hired by her boyfriend’
‘Yes. I totally forgot about it.’
‘Well, I almost tracked that PI. It’s just a final case of pinpointing. By tonight I will give you the details’
Well, there is no need for pinpointing anymore. Because staring at the details, I can say that the PI did a wonderful job. An apathetic laugh escaped me. My life collapses before my eyes, and I’m appre
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