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"Then, let me ask you something," Leah put on a serious expression. She inhaled deeply and then asked, "What do we need to talk about? Can't you be honest with me?"
She was still agitated from being puzzled by his actions.
She was weak against him.
It took much effort for her to finally toughen herself up, yet the moment he claimed that she was his woman, her defense against him was again crushed.
She was a little embarrassed and annoyed at herself.
She didn't even dare to look at him through the phone screen. She didn't want herself to keep staring at him.
She calmed herself down and mustered the courage to face Ernest.
This was the same man whom she took much effort to move on from. He was also the one who made her a hypocrite.