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For most people, moving meant stress, sweat, and exhaustion.

But being rich? Moving was about as hard as ordering lunch.

On Saturday, Alistair and his family settled into their new home without breaking a sweat and then headed over to Mabel's as

usual.

The second Eloise walked through the door, she ran off looking for Nugget—the name she'd proudly given the golden retriever

puppy.

Mabel had let her choose the name, so naturally, Nugget it was.

With Caroline and Eloise occupied, Mabel pulled Alistair aside for a quiet chat. “Alistair,” she said, "have you and Caroline thought about having a baby?"

Alistair answered without thinking, "We haven't."

Then he caught himself, chuckled, and added, "Eloise is our

baby."

Mabel looked at him seriously. "I know what you're both probably worried about. But I'll tell you now-I already see Eloise as family. If you two ever have a child together, I promise, that child wo

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be treated no differently. And I know you and Caroline would be

fair too."

She leaned back slightly, eyes warm but direct.

"It's not about playing favorites. I'm thinking about Eloise. I just don't want her to grow up alone. Two kids is a good number. Someone to talk to, lean on. What do you think?"

Alistair nodded, touched. "You're right. But this is something I need to leave up to Caroline. I'll support whatever she wants."

thought it was funny. Maybe she just liked the way he always

Alban walked in. He hesitated, glanced at Alistair, and then turned

a hand. "Alistair's family.

his throat. "Nathaniel Whitfield, from

married into the Whitfield family. Mabel certainly did. It

concerned, the Whitfields had no business showing up here. They'd never had any

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family.

Nathaniel's visit that much

"If you don't want me to see him, I'll

But aren't you a little curious what

lying if I said I wasn't. Alright, I'll meet him. Don't worry if he starts talking

couldn't help but

six years in that marriage and had nothing to be ashamed of. If Nathaniel wanted to try throwing

let him try.

was confident Mabel wouldn't

anything, Nathaniel was probably here to ask for

Two Men Brawl in the Street Over a Woman video exploded online, Rebecca had become public enemy number one-and the

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told, none of the three people in that video

them to ID Rebecca-and not just her. Richard and Caleb got

shortage

time, all three of them had their life stories ripped open and tossed out

school and hadn't been married at the time. Cue the pearl-clutching. A rich girl behaving

receipts-photos of Richard overseas with various women in compromising positions. Dozens of them. Same

put under the microscope, the internet

"rags to riches" narrative he'd been selling? Fake. Turned out, his parents had given him a million dollars before he

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a woman twice

hits

out Caleb had been loitering around

how he'd landed one in the first

going,

enough, the one person who

had thrown a bulletproof dome around him, shielding him

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