The doorbell rang again.

Feeling completely drained, Vespera forced herself to answer it.

There stood Helen and Benjamin, their faces lighting up as they saw her.

Vespera was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions.

"Vespera, you're home!" Helen exclaimed with a wide grin.

She had recently heard from Wanda that Vespera had divorced Luke and walked away with billions.

Vespera had no children, was stunningly beautiful, intelligent, and wealthy-so what if she'd been married before?

In today's world, living together without marriage was completely normal. It was practically the same as having a boyfriend.

Meanwhile, Benjamin remained unaware of Helen's thoughts.

He had always liked Vespera-despite the years that had passed, she had never quite left his mind. "Vespera, my mom said Mrs. Gildon's been feeling a little dizzy lately, so I came by to check on her."

"...Please, come in," Vespera replied, wearing a gracious smile.

But inside, she felt utterly depleted.

As Helen and Benjamin entered, their eyes immediately landed on a middle-aged man sitting in the living room.

"Wanda, you have a guest?"

"Good day," Theodore greeted them with a warm smile, rising to his feet.

Helen had a knack for reading people.

any middle-aged man-his presence carried the air of someone significant, likely a person with

Could

his family truly given

run. Still, she couldn't bring herself to

she walked over and

felt off, and the

Wanda, her eyes

poised as ever, exuding an air of superiority. He spoke

the other hand, seemed visibly tense, his every

down by Theodore's presence.

at the

longer would they

minutes later, the doorbell rang once

quiet, everyone instinctively

prickled with unshed

a heavy sigh, she stood up,

good idea of who

the door, a cheerful

flashed a wide,

passing by. I heard you and Gerard had a little too much to drink yesterday, so it's not safe for you

be passing by... Sure you did," Vespera

else appeared in

asking first," Dominic said, his tone

unfazed by the reprimand. "My

stared at them, her face devoid

a smile.

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