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Chapter 42 Come and Go as They Please

“Whoa!” Julia suddenly shrieked, pointing out of the car window. “Claire, look! There are so many cars parked here today!”

Claire had noticed that as well and nodded. “Yes. It seems like people have

moved in today.”

Julia hissed as she narrowed her eyes and stroked her chin in faux contemplation. “I don’t really get it. No one else was living here two days ago, so why are there so many people here now? It’s like a pop–up market. All of a sudden, they’re gone. Then, they’re back again just as suddenly.”

Realization seemed to have struck her as she looked up to stare at Claire in shock. “They seem to treat this place like a hotel, coming and going as they please.”

Claire was tempted to ignore Julia as she continued to chatter on.

When the elevator arrived at their floor, they found the door to the unit next to theirs open. They could hear someone moving about some furniture. Julia curiously peeked into the apartment and was stunned by the luxurious decor found inside.

“Oh my god! This must have cost a lot! The entire place is renovated to a traditional aesthetic.”

Julia grabbed Claire’s sleeve. “Look at the painting on the wall. Is that real? How expensive is it?”

Claire was somewhat familiar with classical paintings, but she would need to

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Claire was somewhat familiar with classical paintings, but she would need to be closer to the painting to authenticate it. She shook her head and dragged Julia back to their apartment. “I don’t know either. Let’s go home. Stop

staring.”

She had just taken a few steps away when she stopped and turned around. Standing at the doorway, she carefully examined the apartment inside with a frown. “Why does this place look so familiar? It looks like Mr. Vanderbilt’s

place.”

Just then, a tall man walked out from behind the divider. The man had a pair of white gloves on as he held a white vase. Upon seeing Claire, he smiled and gently said, “What a coincidence.”

Victor, who was standing behind the divider, nearly choked on his saliva wher

he heard Sean say that.

Sean really was shameless to have the audacity to say that. Was he not afraid Claire would slap him for that?

Claire did not expose him for his lie and simply nodded with a smile. “What a

coincidence!”

was rendered speechless.

was wowed by how kind Claire was.

“Whoa! Mr. Vanderbilt!”

Claire had suddenly turned around. When she saw Sean standing in the apartment, she excitedly skipped over. With her hand on Claire s shoulders, she did her best to peek into

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in his hands as he elegantly smiled. “Yes. We’re

the entire complex just to be Claire’s neighbor after you found out she bought an apartment here, Great–Grandpa?”

“Julia.”

had actually bought out the entire

situation awkward at all and continued to

looked back up at her. “I bought the complex

staff.”

is your company still hiring? What about me? If I work for you, will you give

showing itself again, but who

by the arm back to their unit. “Let’s go home, Julia.”

like a child who was begging

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paid you is enough for you to buy

into the unit with a kick. “You, ungrateful

butt, Julia dashed into the apartment and fell

her before

Great–Grandpa has come all the way here for you, right?

a man chased her down so relentlessly, she would marry him,” Julia

her keys on the coffee table before heading

into the bathroom.

rushing inside the bathroom, she quickly hopped off the couch and sneakily slipped out of the

a voice called from outside the door.

knew who

over to the apartment door. “Do you need

blinked at him. “You like Claire,

for him to answer that?

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