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."

could it

fixated on her that he'd neglected his

such people were, ironically, easier for Tyrone to predict, likely having made moves to investigate after speaking with Quintessa on the phone that morning. Having discovered Quintessa was at his private

for Rachel, she was outmaneuvered by Quintessa. When it came to schemes, the two women were evenly matched, but in shamelessness, Rachel could not

silence until Tyrone dropped Quintessa off at Harmony Retreat.

your place? Why the sudden

Tyrone. "Ask the

the sight of

my things?" Quintessa

her a frosty look and strode into

here for me," Quintessa told Manny, and followed

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

door to apartment 1501.

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