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"What's your deal? Are you seriously using our acquaintance and last night's incident to blackmail me?" I confronted Hayden.

"No," he said, but his eyes didn't quite meet mine.

His guilty expression was all I needed to see. I clenched my fists, resisting the urge to punch him.

"I'm unfamiliar with this place. What's wrong with asking for your help? I've helped you before too," Hayden added, his tone softening, almost like he was trying to guilt-trip me.

He was right. Debts had to be repaid, whether it was money or favors.

I let out a sigh. "Okay, Mr. Hart, where do you want to go today? What do you need to buy? Just tell me. and I'll take you."

"I want to check out some apartments," he said, catching me totally off guard.

I blinked at him. "Looking for an apartment? Aren't you heading back once your work here is done?"

might not be going back, so I'm planning ahead," Hayden's

but something about that felt off, unsettling

company isn't based here,"

"I could quit!"

I was speechless.

buy," Hayden added, like it was no big deal, not even

flashy

to quit your job?" I asked, my voice faltering

didn't respond, like he hadn't even

was the fact that he admitted being broke that made me feel

the city center. The rent here must be pretty steep," he

a lighting engineer, if you're thinking of staying here long-term, you'll probably end up working in the CBD Business Center. Renting downtown will save you a ton of

you're offering to be my sugar mama Hayden shot back, totally catching me

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and the fact that he'd even thought about marrying me once. I smirked sarcastically. "You're overthinking it.

the car. "Fine, let's

a real estate agency in

Alright, I'll be right there." I said into the phone before turning to Hayden. "You go ahead and check out the apartments. I've

didn't budge. "What's going

to hide it. "The water pipes in my apartment broke. I need to get someone to fix them." The call bad been from my downstairs neighbor, saying water was

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