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“Mrs. Harlow? W–What are you doing here?” I stammered, unable to mask my surprise.

Victor, who appeared equally stunned, turned to Selene and asked the same question.

Selene adjusted her robe, a faint smirk playing on her lips. “I live here.” Her eyes flicked to the keys in my hand, and she added pointedly, “Do you usually enter other people’s homes without knocking?”

Victor stepped forward, his expression shifting between confusion and panic. “What? No… This house was prepared by Mr. Mercer for Ms. Hart,” he said, fumbling to retrieve his phone. Hastily, he called Logan, but in his nervousness, he accidentally put the call on speakerphone.

“Mr. Mercer, the house at Dazzle Residences-” Victor began, but Logan cut him off sharply.

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“That house is for Selene,” Logan said, his voice firm and unyielding.

Selene’s smirk grew into a full smile, her confidence radiating in the room.

Victor, still flustered, attempted to clarify. “What about Ms. Hart…” he asked hesitantly, but Logan interrupted again, his tone dismissive.

“I’ll arrange something else for Elaine. Just don’t let her find out about this,” Logan said.

hung heavy

me. He didn’t dare say anything further, reaNoraing it

it was too

let my emotions show. The last thing I wanted was for Victor to lose his job over this. He had made an honest mistake.

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for him to find another well–paying position. I also remembered he’d recently started dating

my throat and kept my composure. Even I was

me, his voice apologeti c. “Ms. Hart… I’m

why don’t you sit over there and have some coffee? I need to

apartment. If Selene decided to pull one of her dramatic stunts–fainting or faking stomach pain–it would be harder to explain myself if I were

sit on

defensive look in her eyes. She was ready for a confrontation and seemed prepared to

her the reaction she was expecting. Instead, I shifted my

floor–to–ceiling window that framed a cozy beanbag and a small table in front of it. It

streamed lazily through

tension in the room.

was in the best location in all of Hilcord, with an optimal floor position. To the left was the bustling CBD commercial center, offering a perfect view of the Mercer Corporation building. To the right was the undulating expanse of the sea, with flocks of seagulls soaring freely

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