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Playing Smart

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Parts 23
Time 2h 58m

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Apollo Murray is the stupidest, most infuriating human being to have ever walked on this earth. Yet somehow, his stupidity can be quite charming. Or maybe, I'm the stupid one for being charmed by it.

Charlotte Miller has lived with me for enough time to learn about all of my limits. She takes it as a hobby to push them all. With her incredibly annoying brain and her stupid comebacks she manages to not leave my mind, in the worst possible way.

(Second generation of I Love To Hate you by maluwrittings and Written In Books by Gia_aa)



!It does contain mentions of sexual references, mature themes, and profanity!

UPDATED WEEKLY.

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#3 in secrecy - 20/06/2025
#4 in popularxnerd - 26/12/2024All Rights Reserved

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