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I didn’t take Ashton’s effort lightly. After finishing the breakfast he had prepared for me, I sent him a simple message: “Thank you.”

Two small words, but they carried more weight than they seemed. I didn’t want to take his kindness for granted.

After sending the message, I busied myself with the trinkets I had bought from the night market the night before. I hadn’t even gotten far when my phone rang.

For a fleeting moment, my heart raced. I felt a brief surge of anticipation.

But when I saw the number on the screen, my heartbeat returned to normal. I sighed and answered, “Mr. Langston.”

Victor cleared his throat before speaking. “Ms. Hart, have you found a new job?”

The question caught me off guard. “Yes,” I replied, nodding even though he couldn’t see me. “Is there something you need?”

Victor cleared his throat again, clearly hesitant. Instead of answering, he asked another question, “Have you started yet?”

His evasive tone made me suspicious. “Mr. Langston,” I said, my patience thinning, “just say what you need to say.”

“Uh, no, it’s nothing. Just checking in,” Victor replied, still beating around the bush.

I scoffed lightly. “If you’re so concerned, Mr. Langston, why not come out with it instead of dancing around the point?”

Victor fell silent. I could sense he was struggling, debating whether or not to tell me the truth.

I wasn’t in any hurry. I placed my phone on speaker and continued tinkering with the little trinkets in front of me, waiting for him to gather his courage.

Finally, Victor sighed and confessed, “Mr. Mercer knows about your new job.”

I wasn’t surprised. Of course Logan would find out. But I knew Victor hadn’t called just to tell me this.

I stopped fiddling with the trinkets and asked bluntly, “So? Is he planning to stir up trouble again?”

“Ms. Hart, you know Mr. Mercer well,” Victor admitted with a sigh.

I frowned. It seemed Logan wasn’t going to let me start my new job in peace. But I hadn’t received any calls from my new employer yet.

Even though I hadn’t officially started, I had already signed the contract. If they wanted to back out, they would have to notify me.

I wasn’t angry–just amused. I let out a light laugh and asked, “Did he threaten them? Did he say that if they hired me, he’d make sure they disappeared from Hilcord?”

Victor chuckled awkwardly, which was answer enough.

Logan Mercer, the quintessential overbearing CEO, really thought the world revolved around him. If someone crossed him, he’d try to erase them from existence.

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“Well,” I said, my tone dripping with sarcasm, “he better be prepared to get rid of every company in Hilcord.”

Victor sighed again. “Ms. Hart, Mr. Mercer still cares about you.”

I laughed, but there was no humor in it.

Victor hesitated before adding, “He was quite embarrassed when you didn’t show up for the proposal yesterday. He threw a fit at first, but on the way back, he told me that if you came back to him, he’d let Selene go.”

I stared at my phone, my expression unreadable. “It’s too late.”

but I cut him

I have a

silence on the other end of the line. Finally,

clean cut was the best way to untangle a messy situation.

that severed my ties with Logan for

had neatly folded the pink blanket

in that small pink blanket made me chuckle.

this reminded me

made me anxious, but I remained calm. I was surprisingly composed, waiting for

apartment, tended to the flowers on the balcony, and still, my

chair on

I saw a group of movers unloading furniture. Two of them were smoking and chatting while others carried items into

the landlady arrived on her

tenant moving into the apartment

of having a male neighbor didn’t seem so bad. If danger ever came knocking, I could knock on his door

made me smile as I returned to my book

was a knock on my

to find the landlady standing there, smiling apologetically.

referring to–her inability to negotiate a lower rent for

smiled back. “It’s alright.”

the open door across the hall, I asked casually, “When will the new neighbor

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a sigh. “He wasn’t in a hurry at first, but early this morning he called and insisted everything be ready

a hurry, huh?” I said, mostly to myself.

hard to understand. But he seems like a good guy. You won’t have to

“I’ll try my best to get along

the way,” she added, “do you have a mop I could borrow? I forgot to bring one, and

I said, heading to the

I returned with the mop, the landlady was on the phone in the hallway. I decided to take the mop into

white, with a new bed and a bookshelf

old furniture except for the bed and

around briefly before excusing

any calls from my employer. It puzzled me. Was Logan’s interference less effective than

to check if my phone was

she exclaimed, “Elaine, are you serious about this guy? He sounds

smiling. “When I’m ready to take him seriously, you’ll meet

tongue. “So you’re interested, huh?”

toes.

than once. How

warm and sincere As Nora and I continued chatting happily, I

across the hall.

in today, so it seemed my new

neighbor? You know, just in case something like last night happens again. It might be easier to ask for help if we know each

on his door right after he moves in, he might think you’re

tone made me laugh. “Really?

said

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chance encounter then,” I replied, shaking my head at her playful

that we lived right across from each other, I figured it wouldn’t take long to

was

passed, and I didn’t catch even a glimpse of my new neighbor. It was as if he was a

that