Quintessa: "Obviously."

A silence fell between them once again.

Quintessa stole a glance at Tyrone. When he was quiet and composed, he really appeared stunningly aloof and profoundly inaccessible.

Tyrone was a man of many facets, each appearing as real as it was illusory.

He'd shown remarkable patience for her sake, and yet, Quintessa couldn't help but wonder-was this affection, or was it all just a means to an end? After experiencing and being schemed against so much, one can't help but instinctively think the worst of everything and everyone.

It was a sad state of affairs, to always expect the worst.

"Do you believe her arrival was just coincidence?" Quintessa asked.

Tyrone: "Hmph."

it be

so fixated on her that he'd neglected

having made moves to investigate after speaking with Quintessa on the phone that morning. Having discovered

Quintessa. When it came to schemes, the two women were evenly matched, but in

silence until Tyrone dropped Quintessa off at Harmony Retreat. Manny's

Why the sudden renovation?" Manny queried,

at Tyrone. "Ask

the sight of

are my

gave her a frosty look and strode into the

for me," Quintessa told

mood, ignoring Quintessa as they ascended. The elevator halted on the fifteenth floor; he stepped out,

watched as Tyrone unlocked the door to apartment 1501. She

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