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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.

and tossed it onto the

and gently knocked on the door. He said, "Mr. Sinclair, Ms.

finished speaking, the door swung open, and six or seven people pushed in three rows of garment racks.

dresses are all custom-made to

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

as

fingers gliding along the clothes rack from beginning to end. She said, "Eeny,

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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. Meetings slightly narrowed eyes, Ophelia swallowed hard and

Kenneth stopped he. He said,

Ophelia thought, Does he really allow me to wear this? That's not like

"Okay," Ophelia said.

see every outfit before Ophelia wore it

dress and randomly found a room to change. When she walked out in the red dress, Kenneth was the only one

large floor-to-ceiling windows. She stood there like a beautiful rose, yet her looks and demeanor

and wrapped his arm around Ophelia's slender waist. Her striking shoulder blades and skin contrasted sharply with the dark

car and said softly, "I take back what I said

thought, I

window and pulled out a chair for her. They sat facing each other. A candlelit dinner was already set on the

that Kenneth across from her seemed to be dressed a bit

was the bustling city night view. Suddenly, countless drones flew by outside like stars

in mid-air.

proposing out there?" Ophelia glanced

and instructed Mark outside the door, "Make those drones disappear." Ophelia said, "No way! Wouldn't that ruin someone's proposal? Let's eat our dinner; it