The villa stood before them, an unassuming façade tucked away in an affluent neighborhood where each residence was worth a small fortune.

Despite its prime location, the house bore an air of neglect, as if it were rarely inhabited.

Debra raised an eyebrow. "I wouldn't have pegged this as your style."

Andrew coughed a little, his face pale. He pulled out a key and unlocked the door.

"This isn't my house."

"If it's not yours, why do you have the key?"

"A friend entrusted it to me."

There were very few people in Seamar City whom Andrew considered friends. Debra immediately thought of Marion.

that hinted at a bygone era. It was

have someone come in to clean periodically. It hasn't changed much

this where Marion used to

it, though he had

gestured for her to sit on the sofa. Above the mantel, a wedding photo caught her eye. A pregnant woman with a gentle face stood beside Dwayne, the

en

"This place..."

of Mr. and Mrs. Houston," Andrew explained,

little back then, so he didn't remember much. But he knew how

the fake couples in business circles. The affection in Dwayne Houston's gaze was too intense

family's

in the military, dating back to the previous generation of Caleb. Later, as the country stabilized, they gradually withdrew from the power center and moved to Seamar City

suffer overseas Why didn't they

as a

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