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“This is your room,” the maid said as we arrived at a door. She twisted the doorknob, and we both walked inside.

Once we entered, my mouth dropped in awe, but I quickly closed it. Everything in the room screamed wealth, from the floors to the walls.

“Are you sure this is my room?” I asked the maid again.

She smiled knowingly, seeing the shock on my face. “Yes, this is your room,” she replied. “Mr. Stanley asked for this room to be prepared especially for you.”

“Wow, it’s beautiful,” I said, and the maid couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Yes, it is. Mr. Stanley has great taste. For now, I’ll leave you to settle in. And don’t forget—if you need any help or support, you can always call out to me, okay?”

I nodded, still taking in the grandeur of the room.

This doesn’t look like a maid’s room, I thought. This looks like a princess’s room.

It was way bigger than the house Ryan and I lived in—until I was betrayed and stabbed in the back.

I walked toward the bed and brushed my
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who's in the room, is it Stanley?.
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who was it in the room, is it stanley?, next chapter please.......
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