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Chapter 22
Author: Poen Konnet
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Later that night, back In the spacious master bedroom of the first branch, John was lying in bed flipping through the messages, while Barbara sat at her vanity, absorbed in her nightly skincare ritual.

The scent of lavender lingered faintly in the air and it smelled sweet.

However, Barbara’s eyes flickered with irritation.

She didn’t want to get angry—after all, she was well past her prime and desperately clinging to the last traces of youth.

But at the very thought of Logan, the rage surged up before she could stop it.

“Ugh, that good-for-nothing Logan. A complete deadbeat!”

Barbara grumbled as she slapped moisturizing cream onto her face, her eyes practically rolling out of her head.

“We never should’ve listened to that old fool and let that parasite marry into our family!”

Here we go again

John let out a silent sigh.

He had been hearing Barbara’s nightly rant about Logan more often than he had seen her do facial care.

And after all these years, he was more or less numb to it.

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