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Hera looked happily toward the cashier's counter. Since picking up her mother that morning, she had decided to return to work, starting that afternoon, of course.Sean had also driven her and even picked up her mother before heading back to his office. There's no need to ask how busy he was today."I'm really glad your mother is back home," Jessy said to her."Thank you, Jess. After all, it's also thanks to your help," Hera replied."You always reject my help, Hera. I didn't do much for you," Jessy said after that.Jessy glanced at her watch, "It's already lunchtime, and we're 10 minutes late today."Hera paused. Oh no, she had a lunch appointment with Thomas today."Good thing you reminded me about lunch. I'll step out for a bit and be back after lunch," Hera said, taking off her apron."Your mother’s home now; you should spend more time with her," Jessy said."It's fine. I’ll come in late tomorrow, so I’m spending extra work hours today," Hera replied."Alright then. If you need any
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Sean let out a deep sigh, feeling more exhausted than usual due to the way work had unfolded today. Things hadn’t gone as smoothly as he’d hoped.“It’s not really a big problem, I just tend to be too much of a perfectionist,” Sean muttered to himself.His eyes flickered to his phone as it buzzed on his desk. A text had just come through. “Hey, darling. Can we meet tonight? I miss you.”Sean frowned at the message, puzzled. He couldn’t even recall who had sent it.“Who the hell is this?” he murmured, placing the phone down without replying. Almost immediately, the phone buzzed again, this time with a call from the same number. Annoyed but curious, he picked it up."Sean, why are you silent? It's me, Vivi. You don't have my number saved?"The familiar flirtatious tone instantly annoyed him, but he stayed silent, listening to the voice."Sean? Come on, say something. I even took time off just to fly to New York and visit you.""I didn’t ask you to come here," he finally said, irritatio
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"I’ve already ordered everything for us. If anything is missing, just let me know."Sean's words made Hera and Margaret exchange glances. Margaret, especially, always felt uncomfortable with the way Sean pampered them."There's no need, dear. This is more than enough. Besides, you’ve been taking such good care of Hera. I can see that she’s even put on a bit of weight," Margaret joked, which made Sean hold back a smile."It's my duty to look after Hera and you as well, Mother. So, I hope you both enjoy the dinner. Please, help yourselves," Sean said warmly, smiling at Margaret."Mother, you can enjoy your meal first. I need to talk to Sean for a moment. Sean, can we step outside for a bit?" Hera stood up as she spoke.Sean didn’t reply immediately but stood up and followed Hera into the kitchen of the penthouse."What’s going on?" Sean asked as soon as they were alone.Hera turned to face him, taking a deep breath before speaking. "Let’s get straight to the point. Why did you order so
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Viola smiled as she looked at Hera, who was clearly showing her confused expression at the moment.Viola had deliberately chosen that place because she had promised Jessy and David the night before. Besides, she also wanted to make it easier for Hera during their first meeting.“I’m sure you know who I am,” Viola said confidently.Hera nodded. After all, who wouldn’t recognize this beautiful and perfect woman?“You’re the one my friends always idolize. You’re very famous. But why did you choose to meet with me like this? It seems Jessy also gave you my phone number,” Hera asked.“Yes, that’s all true. I haven't had a chance to thank your friend. She's really nice. Oh, by the way, about our meeting, I actually wanted to talk to you about something, Hera,” Viola said.Even when their food was served, both Viola and Hera didn’t pay attention to it; they were too engrossed in their conversation.“Alright, tell me. I’m ready to answer,” Hera said.As she glanced around, she noticed several
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"I have prepared the entire wedding event for us. Get ready, because tomorrow you will begin to follow what I command. Regarding the contract, I will give it to you tonight," Sean said suddenly.Hera widened her eyes upon hearing this. "So soon? Didn’t you say that all of this was still quite a while away?""Yes, I did say that. But after thinking it over, the sooner the better, right?" Sean replied immediately.Hera fell silent for quite a while afterward. She didn’t know; she felt uneasy after this.What would Margaret say if she found out about this?Her mother would surely be very sad if she knew the real story."Alright, I will go for lunch first. You will come back before dinner, right?" Sean asked then.Hera looked at him and nodded, "Yes, I promised my mother that.""Alright, then I will pick you up later this afternoon," Sean replied and then walked away towards his car.Hera, who was about to respond, suddenly fell silent, watching Sean disappear into his car."It feels so d
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"You always order so much food like this," Hera said as she looked at the abundance of dishes laid out on the dining table."How about we dig into this dinner? We're almost late," Sean replied. Besides, he was feeling quite hungry.Margaret, who had just stepped out of her room, immediately widened her eyes. She was truly shocked to see so much food in their house."Oh my God, why is there so much food here?" Margaret asked, still in disbelief."Good evening, Mom. Come, let's have dinner together," Sean greeted, standing up to help Margaret walk toward the dining table.Hera was taken aback by the scene. Sean was indeed very hard to predict, even with the way he treated Margaret this time."Thank you, you're so sweet," Margaret complimented as she sat down. Yes, the woman loved the way Sean treated her."I should do that, Mom. Please, dig in," Sean replied, taking a seat next to Hera.The three of them chatted while enjoying their meals. This time, Sean was playfully teasing Hera with
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"Honestly, I wish this man wouldn’t meet my mother directly. I’m just afraid she might think something else about me and Sean, especially hoping that I will always be with him," Hera murmured to herself while gazing out the car window."We've arrived," Sean said suddenly, making Hera turn to him."Really? But why does it look different? I mean, the parking area at your penthouse doesn't look like this," Hera murmured, feeling quite unfamiliar with the place."Of course, we’re still somewhere else. I’m going to buy something in there," Sean replied as he unfastened his seatbelt.Hera nodded in understanding and quickly unbuckled her seatbelt too. "Then let me buy it; you wait here.""Why?" Sean asked, curious.Hera hesitated for a moment, "I just want to repay a portion of what you've given me and my mother so far. Even though it’s not that much."Sean just looked at her, suppressing a smile, "You can repay me when we get to the penthouse. Just that; you don’t even have to pay in cash
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“Read this,” Sean said as he handed over a folder containing a contract.Hera took it and began to open the contents of the folder. “Will you give me time to read everything?”“Actually, no, but if you need it, I’ll give you one day. How about that?” Sean replied immediately.Of course, that allotted time was very short. Hera didn’t even know what to do with just one day.“I’ll try,” Hera replied, starting to read through the contract slowly, careful not to miss anything important.Sean smiled slightly as he listened. He glanced at the watch he was wearing.“I’ll step out for a moment. You can read the contract, and if you get sleepy, then sleep,” Sean said, then walked out of his penthouse without waiting for Hera's reply.Hera watched him until he was out of sight. She sighed and started reading the contract. “Alright, it seems like this isn’t my business. I just need to read this contract and then sign it.”***During the journey, Sean appeared silent, lost in many thoughts. Added
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