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Lydia sat quietly at her desk, listening with a composed expression as she casually turned a page in her book. Only after Zinnia and Maisie finished chatting did Lydia look at Zinnia and say, “Class is about to start. Have you finished your homework?”

“No! Lydia, help me!” Zinnia whined, pulling out her homework and scooting her stool closer to Lydia.

A sweet, milky fragrance filled Lydia’s senses as she looked down at Zinnia. The corners of her lips curved up ever so slightly.

That afternoon after school, Maisie said to Zinnia, “Let me walk you home first, then I’ll head back to my place.”

Maisie was uneasy about letting Zinnia go home alone. She decided to walk Zinnia back first before heading home herself. She thought, ‘If the Shaw family tried to cause trouble again, they’d probably think twice with me around.‘

“No need, Maisie. It’s only a ten–minute walk. Nothing’s going to happen,” Zinnia said as they walked out together.

As Zinnia and Maisie stepped out, Isaac came down the stairs and said, “Zinnia, I’ll walk you home.” After the Shaw family incident, Sofia had insisted that Isaac personally escort Zinnia home that afternoon.

Maisie called out, “Isaac.”

Isaac nodded at her and said, “Let me walk Zinnia home. The Jenkins residence is farther from here, and I don’t want you to get home too late.”

“Then let’s take turns. You walk her home today, and I’ll do it tomorrow,” Maisie suggested, glancing between Isaac and Zinnia.

Both Isaac and Maisie were uneasy about Zinnia going home alone. Their distrust of the Shaw family ran deep, especially after the recent turmoil. They felt that, given Maelis’s volatile nature, she would likely come to harass Zinnia again.

“Alright,” Isaac agreed without objection.

Zinnia found herself being thoroughly taken care of. She tried to protest, saying, “Isaac, Maisie, it’s close. Don’t worry about me.”

you home. It’s just a few minutes

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outside as he watched Zinnia enter the residential complex. He reminded her gently, “Zinnia, call

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top–notch security. Once inside the residential complex, it will be safe. The Shaw family couldn’t possibly get in

on your way back,”

leave, Isaac approached the security booth and told the guards, “If you see anyone from the Shaw family near the complex, notify

they try to force their way in, don’t

registered Zinnia’s fingerprint, making getting home a breeze. When she arrived,

work. He texted Zinnia: [I’ll be running late tonight and might not make it back in time to cook. I’ve arranged for

had only just returned from abroad, and he was swamped with work. There

door and froze. The place looked completely transformed. She felt a bit

and checked the floor and the room number to make sure she hadn’t gone

and took in the completely transformed living room. She found the decor both familiar and unfamiliar. It looked like the place Jackson had arranged

stark white sofa,

floral curtains now adorned the floor–to–ceiling windows, their sheer fabric

austere ceiling light had been swapped for a sparkling crystal chandelier, its dazzling prisms

Zinnia stepped inside, she realized the transformation wasn’t limited to the living room; even the dining

counter, with its mixology set and shelves packed with imported

lived with the Shaws, Donald had been quite the connoisseur. He’d even installed a special display case for his collection of pricey liquors. Yet even to her untrained eye, Zinnia

had been put away, replaced by a few small bouquets of sky–blue

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