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Chapter 854

Chapter 854

Lena wasn't a stranger to Aaron's place. He'd bought this penthouse before moving abroad, and honestly? The whole thing had been her idea.

She'd told him she loved homes that were spacious, open, and calming. And Aaron? He didn't even blink-just handed her the reins to design it however she wanted. But now, standing here again, it felt... different.

"You remember which room is yours?" Aaron's deep voice snapped her out of it.

Lena pressed her lips together lightly and glanced at the far-left room-the one with the floor-to-ceiling windows. The master bedroom

Back then, she hadn't even hesitated before claiming it as her own. And Aaron? He'd just nodded like it was no big deal.

Now, the memory made her cringe. The audacity of her younger self. "I don't remember," she lied.

"Come on, I'll show you," Aaron said. He grabbed her luggage, heading toward the master bedroom.

"Uncle Aaron," she said, stopping him mid-step.

calm and

just stay in the guest room. It's

a guest

Lena blinked. "What?"

for him, and one for her. His place was never meant to host anyone-except

a steady breath. "It's not really appropriate for me to stay

one's mine," Aaron said, setting her luggage down. "You sure you want to stay there? If you don't

she needed was to investigate a grown

sheer curiosity-she followed

minimalist catalog, Black, white, and gray everywhere. Even the bedding booked cold and uninviting. If she stayed here, she'd feel like she'd been

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decorated it to feel like a hug. Yeah,

she noted that while it wasn't as luxurious as the

back to my room," she said,

warp. Everything was exactly as she'd left it years ago-her dream

frozen, caught in

a look around. If you