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

Quintessa, he'd been so fixated

easier for Tyrone to predict, likely having made moves to investigate after speaking with Quintessa on the phone that morning. Having

schemes, the two women

in silence until Tyrone dropped Quintessa off at Harmony Retreat. Manny's car was already waiting downstairs, pacing anxiously for Quintessa's

your place? Why the sudden renovation?"

at Tyrone. "Ask the

sight of

are my things?" Quintessa

a frosty look and strode

here for me," Quintessa told Manny, and followed Tyrone

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

as Tyrone unlocked the door to

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