The Long Wait
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Ariadne Lawrence, a 26-yr old woman who requires high standards in dating. She had no boyfriend since birth because she strongly believes in her "first-will-be-my-last" philosophy which her childhood bestfriends Serafina, Harriet, and Georgina contradicts by arranging blind dates for her. Ariadne is a businesswoman who spends most of her time at her pastry bakeshop managing and keeping herself busy and almost has no time for herself. Until one day, a notorious, rich, tall, muscular, and gorgeously handsome bachelor named Delton Foxner came into her life that made her confused as to whether stick to her beliefs or risk her heart to the man he just met.
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