Before she could finish her sentence, his lips had already fallen on her cheek, kissing loudly and firmly, "I also really, really like you, sister. In this world, apart from mom, the person I like the most is you, sister."
She stared at him blankly, feeling as if her entire soul was lost in his smile at that moment.
"Sister, Kyle will be good, whatever you ask me to do, I will do, so you must always, always like Kyle, okay?"
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Mabel Quinn was awakened early in the morning by the ringing of the phone. She groggily answered, "Hello, who is this?"
"Who are you? This is Kyle's phone. Wait, are you Mabel Quinn?" came a somewhat unfamiliar male voice on the other end.
Mabel was startled awake, realizing she was holding Kyle Kinston's phone, and the caller ID displayed the name "Dorian Howards."
"Are you Dorian Howards?" Mabel asked.
"Yes," came the affirmative reply, "Are you with Kyle now?"
