I Became His Sweetheart by Bright Eyes

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Elijah’s heart suddenly ached, and those words pressed down on him so hard that he could hardly catch his breath. He remained stunned for a while, unable to utter a word.

Seeing that he seemed fine, Sheena forcibly released his hand and went upstairs to her room.

Elijah watched her figure leave and, turning around, saw the carefully prepared table of food from last night, still neatly arranged and untouched. The presentation was still exquisite, but the dishes had gone cold, much like his heart.

Soon, a sense of indescribable loss and guilt surged within him.

Sheena changed into a new outfit and came downstairs. She noticed him standing there, lost in thought, in the stairwell. She lightly cleared her throat, pulling him back to reality.

“Quickly finish your meal and change into clean clothes. After that, we’ll head out for a bit.”

“Where to?” Elijah asked.

Sheena smirked as she said, “The Freeman residence.”

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asleep were startled awake by this unexpected noise. Wilfred

Running downstairs, she asked, “Mom, Dad! Was that an earthquake? Did

room when they reached the ground floor. Sheena sat

of the house.

sofa, and Elijah stood at the side. The group was intimidating, looking as if

and his family stared at each other, all looking utterly confused. As they approached, Sheena smiled and said, “Mr. Wilfred, it seems your family hasn’t been doing well lately, even laying off your servants.

monthly dividends from the Freeman Group shares to get by. With the Freeman Group in the state it

them.

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during this period, they all lived a

spoke in an unpleasant tone, “Is this how you enter someone else’s home? Don’t you know how to knock? What was that loud noise

situation and rushed to inspect, wincing at the sight. “Oh dear! Look at my door!

Wilfred’s door has worn out with age. When my bodyguard John knocked, he used just a tiny bit of force, and it fell apart on

Wilfred was furious.

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