Camila gave Maisie an address, and Maisie followed her directions to a storefront on a street. Camila's car was parked on the side of the road, and she waved at Maisie with a smile.

"This car looks pretty average, but its performance is excellent!" Camila grinned sheepishly. "Um... this was the first car I bought with my own savings. I've had it for a long time and I'm quite attached to it."

Maisie was surprised. She hadn't expected Camila, given her background, to save money on her own.

"You'll understand later. I'm not well-regarded in the Quimby family..." Camila's expression turned somber, but she still made an effort to smile at Maisie. "I'm really happy to be friends with you and work with you. Maisie, you don't look down on me because I'm not valued in the Quimby family, right?"

Maisie's heart clenched. She vaguely remembered Daniel mentioning once that Camila wasn't his fourth uncle's biological daughter. She had been adopted to serve as a placeholder, but after Daniel's fourth uncle and aunt had had biological children, they'd no longer paid attention to Camila.

"No, of course not." Maisie smiled and shook her head. "You're a good person with strong work abilities. Why would I look down on you? Besides, people don't need to live for others. Just be true to yourself."

"You're really kind." Camila smiled. "Having a friend like you is enough! By the way, I apologize for making you revise the manuscript over and over..."

say that. You were doing it for my own

claws and fangs, most

looked at the scenery outside and the gradually thinning crowd. "Where are you

Camila reassured her. "Don't worry, we won't go far. Just to a place

Camila soon led her to a picturesque area near the outskirts. There were villas built along the mountainside, all in a quaint Eropah style. The blue skies, the white clouds, the scent of flowers, and the song of the birds

instantly fell in

do you think?" Camila smiled. "I didn't lie, right?

lived here, wouldn't it be like living in

dare take you to random places, so I brought you here. This villa

the tension in Maisie's nerves. Occasionally, birdsong

villas were spaced apart, offering ample space and exuding

for commercial purposes." Camila pointed. "See over there?

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