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    Kaia couldn’t help wondering–was Vanessa really buying clothes for her boyfriend?

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    This bespoke suit shop wasn’t cheap. A decent–looking suit here would run at least thirty to fifty grand.

    Kaia could wrap her head around Vanessa splurging three thousand on a pair of shoes. That was a stretch, but still within the realm of impulse purchases.

    But this? A high–end suit from one of the most expensive menswear shops in town? That was miles outside Vanessa’s usual spending habits.

    Kaia remembered how Vanessa had been eyeing a two–hundred–thousand–dor handbag for months without pulling the btrigger/b. And bnow /bshe was about to swipe her card for

    ba /bman?

    She pressed her blips /bbinto /ba bthin /blineb, /bwatching as Vanessa handed over bher /bcard without hesitation. A strange unease crept binto /bbKaia’s /bchest.

    Vanessa’s boyfriend must really be something.

    Stillb, /bbVanessa /bwas clearly smitten. bIf /bKain said anything nowb, /bit’d probably just irritate her. But if she stayed silent, there was a brisk /bshe’d fall bin /bdeeper than she could climb out.

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    In the end, Kain decided to let it go–for now. She’d wait until Vanessa came to her first.

    With shopping bags in hand, Kaia walked through the door. Lucien nced upb, /braising an eyebrow.

    “Went shopping?i” /i

    She smiled. “Yeah. Got something for our babies.”

    It wasn’t buntil /bter–after she finished her nighttime skincare routine–that she handed him the boxi. /i

    “Here. Try them onb./bb” /b

    Lucien was surprised.

    “For me? I get gifts now too?”

    Kaia pouted. “What’s bthat /bsupposed to mean? Are you saying I never buy you banything/bb?/bbi” /i/b

    “Nob, /bnot at ball/bb./bb” /b

    He quickly opened the bag and pulled out a sleek pair of bck /bbleather /bshoes. His eyes lit up.

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    “I love them.”

    b15 /bmin left

    Then he tugged Kaia onto hisp and kissed her, gently but lingering.

    “Honey, I love whatever you give me. Always.”

    Kaia gave him a sly look. “You know what they say–if a woman buys a man shoes, bhe’ll /brun off fast. I’m testing the theoryb./b”

    Lucien’s eyes darkened, his voice dipping low.

    “Honeyb, /bbI’m /bbnot /bgoing anywhere. If I run, it’s only to crash binto /bbyou/b–bfull /bspeed.”

    Kaia’s face flushed crimson. “You… You’re impossible!”

    Lucien leaned inb, /bhis lips brushing her ear as he murmured, “bI’ll /btake that as apliment.”

    bThe /bbnight /bstretched long and sweet.

    Since bthe /bnext day was the weekend, Lucien indulged himself a little bmore /bbthan /bbusual/b.

    By bmorning/bb, /bbKaia /bcould bbarely /bblift /bba /bbfinger/b–limp and boneless as bshe /bby /bbthere/bb, /bbtangled /bin bthe /bsheets.

    bLucien /bkissed her bon the /bforehead bas /bbhe /bgot up.

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    “Sleep in ba /bbitb, /bhoney.”

    b15 /bmin left

    Kaia gave him a halfb–/bre. “Sleep bin/bb? /bYour dad’s home–I can’t exactly lounge around till noon.”

    Even at the Graves Manor, she had her bottom line. No matter how little she slept, she always made it downstairs in time for breakfast.

    Then she caught a glimpse of the mark on her chest and blushed all over again.

    Honestlyb… /bthat man had no self–control.

    Lucien hugged her from behind. “Sorryb, /bhoney. I was careful. I even asked the doctor–he said it’s okay.”

    Kaia spun around and shoved him lightly. “You asked who? The doctor? Don’t tell me you asked Landonb!/b”

    The mere thought made her cheeks burnb. /bLandon was her niece’s husband nowb–/bhow was she supposed to face him after

    thatb? /b

    “Of course not,” Lucien replied, deadpan. “Why would I ask bhim/bb?/bb” /b

    bKaia /bblet /bbout /ba bbreath /bof relief.

    bHe /btook bher /bbhand /band kissed it. b“/bI’m heading to the office. I’ll be

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    back by five. Just rest bup/bb, /balright? Wait for me.”

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    Kaia pulled her hand backb, /brolling her eyes. “Yeahb, /byeah–go already.b” /b

    She’d finally have a moment bof /bpeace once he left.

    Lucien checked the time. He had back–bto/b–back meetings, including a board meeting and several executive check–ins.

    Before heading bout/bb, /bbhe /bgrabbed the new shoes Kaia had gifted him and paused bto /badmire them. Sleek, elegantb–/bhis wife had good taste.

    Wellb, /bnot bthat /bbhe /bdidn’t look good in everything.

    When he arrived bat /bthe office, Frank immediately noticed.

    “Mr. Graves, bare /bthose new? Mrs. Graves bbought /bthem for you, didn’t sheb?/bb” /b

    Lucien raised ban /beyebrowb. /b“How’d byou /bguess?”

    “Yesterdayb, /bshe asked me for your shoe size. I figured she had something nned.”

    Lucien gave him an approving pat on the shoulder. “Good work.b” /b

    bHe /bmade a mental note to pass along his clothing sizes bnext/b. Just

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    bin /bcase bKaia /bhad more surprises bin /bmind.

    b15 /bmin left

    Frankb, /bbmeanwhile/b, finally exhaled–relieved to be bon /bhis boss’s good side again.

    All dayb, /bKaia’s gift seemed to cast a subtle spellb. /bAmid the endless meetings and executive chatterb, /bthere was something rare on Lucien’s face–ba /bbfaint/bb, /bbfleeting /bbsmile /bbthat /bno one dared mention, but everyone noticed.

    b***** /b

    Since Lucien was tied up with bwork/bb, /bKaia found herself with nothing bmuch /bbto /bdo. Then bshe /bremembered that bunfinished /bbusiness Lucien had interrupted the other day.

    She booted up herputer and resumed her search for the game server where she’d created her old character. There were still twenty servers left to check.

    bFinally/bb, /bon the twentieth try–the “Love Odyssey” server- -she froze.

    Her ount wasn’t at level bzero /bbanymore/b.

    bIt /bwas maxed out–level 100.

    She stared at the screen in disbelief.

    So bthis /bwas where she’d spent an entire summer, zoning out in

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    bfront /bof theputerb, /bgrinding dungeons, btackling /bquests, bchasing /bbafter /btime–limited boutfits /band gear.

    b14 /bbmin /bbleft /b

    All of it had been her escape–a way to vent her frustration and numb herself bthrough /bthe chaos bin /bher blife/b.

    She clicked on the couple info tabb–/band there he was.

    A man bin /bwhite.

    Her bin/bb–/bgame partner: Luika.

    biSo/i/bi… /ibiLuika /i/bbiis /i/bLucien.

    Even now, bthe /brealization felt surreal.

    He once told her she was bhis /bfirst love.

    Back bthen/bb, /bshe was just ba /bb17/b–yearb–/bold high school bgirl/bb. /bHe’d been b24/bb, /balready bmaking /bbhis /bbmark /bin the business world.

    She couldn’t bimagine /bhow hectic his life must’ve been bat /bthat age.

    In btruth/bb, /bbshe /bbwasn’t /bbeven /bbsure /bthey’d ever crossed paths bin /breal life back bthen/bb. /b

    bJust /bbas /bher bthoughts /bbegan to spiralb, /ba blinking red “99+ notificationsb” /bbon /bbthe /bmessage blist /bsnapped her back to reality.

    She clickedb–/band instantly pped a hand over bher /bbmouth/b.

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    9) b14 /bbmin /bleft

    Aside from a few automated system messages, every bsingle /bone of them was bfrom /bLucien.

    B

    bWrite /bbyour /bbment /b

    Tr bGifts /b