Chapter 79

That's how reciprocity works.

Ines wasn't the type to refuse easily, so she agreed.

Timothy stood up and said, "Please, come with me."

Jessica, unable to leave the villa and uninterested in meeting Timothy's guest, made her way down to the basement.

The basement housed the collection room.

Inside, Timothy's precious treasures were displayed-rare items he'd collected over the years.

Jessica rarely came down here, but the place was always spotless. She only checked in during the damp season to make sure nothing was getting musty; she never paid much attention to the objects themselves.

Her heart and mind were filled with thoughts of Timothy-these items were just his trappings, things that added to his aura.

She didn't want them, nor did she envy them.

The only thing she wanted-greedily, desperately was for Timothy to love her.

With nothing else to do, she wandered among the displays, letting her eyes linger on the items.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps.

unmistakably

And another set-his guest.

to stay out of sight. She'd heard Mabel mention that Timothy sometimes

things to

into a small storage room

into the collection

stepped in, she

it that Timothy Lawson was a man of impressive means, but seeing this in person was

was understated but luxurious, filled with treasures displayed with exquisite taste-paintings, antiques, gold and silver jewelry, artisan crafts- everything arranged with an impeccable

free to

eyes widened

guest today was

God she'd

in after getting married,

to work with you-and now I see your reputation is well deserved," Ines said, her familiar

hard it hurt, her eyes

her grandmother, the person who'd always been best to

few steps away, and she couldn't even muster the

materialistic, but the beauty of these

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