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 on her that he'd

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

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

at Harmony Retreat. Manny's car was already waiting downstairs, pacing

your place? Why the sudden renovation?" Manny queried,

pointed at Tyrone. "Ask

sight of Tyrone, Manny

are my things?" Quintessa

a frosty look

here for me," Quintessa told Manny, and

ignoring Quintessa as they ascended. The elevator halted on the fifteenth floor;

as Tyrone unlocked the door to apartment 1501.

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