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Do you not want to spend the holiday with me? she asked, her voice edged with disappointment. Youve booked a separate trip for me on purpose,...
Emily Youre just a meddlesome nosybird who loves poking around other peoples families! I heard Claire lunge at me, spitting the words out. It was almost...
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Miss, have your child sit on your lap, scolded a robust woman in her fifties, her tone sharp and impatient....