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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.”

just a few minutes anyway, and I live right across from you, barely ten minutes

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the residential complex. He reminded her gently,

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had top–notch security. Once inside the residential complex, it will be safe. The Shaw

Isaac. Be careful on your way back,” Zinnia replied sweetly

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

close to Zinnia. If they try to force their way in, don’t hesitate,

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

texted Zinnia: [I’ll be running late tonight and might not make it back

replied: [Okay.] She knew Yannis had only just returned from abroad, and he was swamped with work. There was no way he could

felt a bit doubtful that she

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

stood by the door and took in the completely transformed living room. She found the decor both

space now had beige floors covered with an intricately patterned rug. The stark

sheer fabric fluttering gently in the breeze from

light had been swapped for a sparkling crystal chandelier, its dazzling prisms casting rainbow reflections across the room

limited to

with its mixology set and shelves packed

installed a special display case for his collection of pricey liquors. Yet even to her untrained eye, Zinnia could tell the selection at Yannis’s place seemed more premium

now all those bottles had been put away, replaced by a few small bouquets of

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