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“Haha, is the guy you like the same one who

picked you up a few days ago?” Dara teased with a
laugh. Kalinda was again surprised by the question.

“How do you know about him?” she asked,

confused.

“Oh, hasn’t everyone heard? Besides, he picked

you up at the hospital entrance, right?”

Dara’s words made Kalinda sigh. Looks like
rumors were going to spread at work starting today.

…

It had been almost four months since Kalinda’s

life changed. If before she always went home alone after

work, now Adrian often picked her up. Not infrequently,
they went out together after finishing their tasks. Their

relationship began to be the talk of Kalinda’s workplace;
her friends were curious and happy to see their closeness.

Likewise, Adrian’s mother already knew her son
was getting close to an indigenous woman. Adrian’s

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