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Noah sighed. "I went back, but it wasn't quite what I imagined."

He plopped down on the sofa, arms spread wide, one leg crossed over the other. Even though his face looked like he was carrying the weight of the world, his typical lounging posture exlided a powerful presence. Ophelia thought. 'Aren't the president and the First Lady of Heloria Noah's parents?' Now, she was even more curious about what Noah was like before he lost his senses.

"So, what did you imagine it to be like?" Ophelia asked. She thought, 'Isn't his mind supposed to be blank? How could he even imagine?

"Isn't a home supposed to be warm and cozy?" Noah asked as he looked down.

Ophelia noticed that when it came to the West family, Noah wasnt as carefree as before.

But Noah was asking the wrong person for this. Both Ophelia and Kenneth probably didn't know what a normal family should be like.

Ophelia thought, 'It should be warm and cozy, perhaps After all, in her previous life, everyone else at Hastings Villa, except for her, was quite harmonious and warm.

Noah said, "Oh, by the way, here's the list of attendees for tomorrow." He pulled a triply-folded list from his inner jacket pocket and handed it over.

Kenneth unfolded it and glanced over the names.

The attendees for tomorrow were from the government, military, and business sectors. In the government sector, the leading figures were the president of Heloria, Xander, and First Lady Elena. Suddenly, Ophelia's eyes locked on a name in the center of the military section: Victor. She only discovered today that Kenneth's father was in charge of a huge military base in Waston.

Ophelia thought, 'No wonder Ivy once said that to take down Victor, the support of the Davidson family is absolutely necessary.

No matter how dominant Kenneth was in the business world, shaking up the military sector was truly a tough task. Ophelia noticed on the guest list that every entry had two names, indicating each guest came with their family, except for Victor Sinclair, whose column only had his name.

tossed

on the door.

door swung open, and six or seven people pushed in three rows of garment racks. Various outfits hung on the racks,

all custom-made

Aside from the family gathering at Carnegie Villa, she had never formally

one, Kenneth said as

rack from beginning to

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picked a burgundy dress from the rack, its style somewhat similar to the vintage green dress she once had. However, this dress was entirely backless, supported only by twlstraps tied around the neck.

the dress back when Kenneth stopped he. He said, "This one looks nice. Try it

me to

"Okay," Ophelia said.

to see every outfit before Ophelia

and randomly found a room to change. When she walked out in

She stood there like a beautiful rose, yet her looks and demeanor were prickly, radiating

Ophelia's slender waist. Her striking shoulder blades

leaned into Ophelia's car and said softly, "I take back what I

I

to the table by the window and pulled out a chair for her. They sat facing

Kenneth across from her seemed to be dressed

night view. Suddenly, countless drones flew by outside like stars in

in mid-air.

out there?" Ophelia glanced around

and instructed Mark outside the door, "Make those drones disappear." Ophelia said, "No way!

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