The Wrong Woman

Mila sighed. "It's probably best to move on sooner if Candice doesn't have feelings for you. But you shouldn't settle for marrying someone you don't love. Josie isn't the right match for you." "Her aunt is shady," Elio responded with a relaxed drawl.

Surprised, Mila asked, "You knew about that?"

Elio hummed in acknowledgment.

Mila got to her feet and said, "Alright, I should head back. You should get some sleep. Meet me at Sudvilla at noon tomorrow."

Sudvilla, a villa granted to Nathan by the government, was located directly opposite Hudson Manor, where Josie lived.

"Why should I go there?" Elio looked at her, puzzled.

With a gentle smile, Mila said, "Come early and lend me a hand."

Then, she left Elio's room, quietly closing the door behind her. Elio's gaze lingered on the door, looking desolate.

...

day, Candice arrived in a floral dress complemented by a lace-trimmed sun hat. She carried a wicker basket

toward the

noticed someone crouched over the soil in the middle of the garden, dressed in a white

her throat, and her

As he turned and saw Candice rushing toward him, he was rooted to

locked, and

Feeling the weight of Elio's stare, Candice looked away hastily, her

you were Aunt Chubs. I-I came to

fetch some water," said

insisted he come help in the garden

few steps toward Candice, he extended

carefully pointing out the different seedlings. "These are magnolia seedlings.

rather than the seedlings in the basket. Their eyes met, and he quickly

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