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Thalia smiled lightly. “You’re right–you don’t know me at all.”

Turning to Sienna with mock sweetness, she added, “Sure you don’t want that photo? I’m about to leave…”

Sienna’s face tightened with frustration. She desperately wanted photos with the car.

But with Thalia inside? Her pride wouldn’t allow it.

“I’m not interested,” she said stiffly.

“If you say so! Bye!” Thalia waved cheerfully, hitting the gas and leaving them in the dust.

As the blue Bentley disappeared, Sienna fumed. “Drake, how did you end up with someone so desperate

for attention?”

Drake massaged his temples. “She wasn’t like this before. I don’t know what’s gotten into her lately–pushing for marriage, renting cars…”

“She probably feels threatened by me,” Sienna suggested. “Trying to fit in with our crowd with rental

cars.”

Sienna crossed her arms, shaking her head with theatrical sympathy.

“But rentals are just rentals. She can take pictures, but it’s not really hers. How sad.”

“Stop. It’s embarrassing enough,” Drake said, heading back inside.

Later, Thalia parked the Bentley in a secure garage outside the gated community.

She didn’t want it in Drake’s garage–not time for revelations yet.

She’d originally planned to tell Drake about her background herself, but now? Let him figure it out.

That evening, another all–vegetarian dinner appeared.

Thalia sat down with her takeout from Le Bernardin, the aroma of perfectly seasoned seafood filling the dining room.

Drake couldn’t help glancing at her food.

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rich scent made his mouth water, especially compared to his plate of bland vegetables.

savored each bite

at Le Bernardin, where

best bites.

hopefully, expecting her to

every morsel

stare, she asked innocently, “Something wrong?”

his awkwardness with a cough. “Could you not

in: “Well, only common people need

maybe eat that somewhere

Drake’s expression soured.

food, and Sienna had to

starting on another perfect bite. “Sienna, you clearly don’t know Drake

if he likes ‘common‘

“Drake, do

forced down

happily through her gourmet dinner, thoroughly enjoying herself.

“Drake, these curtains are

the room.”

fresh flowers. “Plus, I’m allergic. Can we throw

purchase, the flower arrangement her design.

you want,”

he added, “If you’re

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watched their performance silently.

house

felt triumphant. Thalia was

called Rosa to remove the

but Miss Winters chose those…”

what? Who owns this place? Who signs your checks?”

Thalia said

with the vase, she muttered under her breath about drama queens and their

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