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.

era. It was impeccably maintained, as if

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

Marion used to

he had hinted at something on

mantel, a wedding photo caught her eye. A pregnant woman with a gentle face stood beside Dwayne,

en

"This place..."

and Mrs. Houston,"

didn't remember much. But he

fake couples in business circles. The affection in Dwayne

Houston family's

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

why did Marion suffer overseas

as a

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