"You know he's not going out to have fun with you here," her friend sprawled on her bed. "And you wouldn't know if he did before."

"He's never been in a relationship."

"That doesn't mean he hasn't been out there, having a good time."

Tina gave her a side-eye. "Weren't you the one always singing praises about his character?"

"Good character doesn't mean he's not interested in... other activities, dear. How can you be so naive?"

Their social circle, while glamorous on the surface, harbored secrets as numerous as stars. In Capital City, there's a luxury condo known to some as the "Mistress Mansion," boasting prime location, lavish amenities, and top-tier property management.

"Besides, at his age, it's unlikely he hasn't been with women, even if he hasn't had a serious girlfriend," her friend continued. "Unless there's something wrong with him. Why else would he keep his virginity till thirty as if it's some kind of dowry?"

"Shut up, will you?"

Her friend had stayed with Tina in Stonebridge for a week, leaving the same day as her period.

The next morning, the housemaid prepared breakfast, but Tina wasn't hungry. She grabbed an apple and munched on it as she walked back to her room, passing the home gym.

a couple of steps past the gym door, then

working out early in the

black, sweat-soaked athletic wear outlined his toned physique, muscles well-defined under the fabric, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Tina had never noticed his body under the

wore.

workout and was drinking water, his Adam's

sound of crunching brought his gaze to the door. Tina stood there, biting into her apple, her

it?" Phillip

lifted from

"The room," Phillip clarified.

"Oh, no, I'm good."

to go out. Tina found herself watching him more often than not, perhaps spurred by her

man like

and charismatic, with all the qualities countless women dream of, must have had his fair share of admirers even during

Bank,

attention were

a woman? Tina was skeptical. Such men were rare in her

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