Chapter 3
The moment those words left his mouth, Owen's brow furrowed, and his eyes turned cloudy as he looked at Grace.
After a long pause, his lips parted slightly. "She has nowhere to go. Pick another one."
Nowhere to go?
Grace couldn't believe the ridiculous words coming from Owen's mouth.
From what she knew, Owen owned three properties!
It wasn't that he couldn't make Hannah leave. He didn't want to.
The frustration of this subtle test was enough to break Grace.
Her eyes welled up with tears. "I don't have any other requests. Just this."
Owen glanced at her again, his face as cold as ever.
He remained firm in his stance.
"Everything else is up for discussion, but not this."
That's all.
The room fell into an oppressive silence.
Grace felt a heavy weight on her chest, to the point it made her breathing hard and suffocating.
At that moment, footsteps echoed from the stairs. Instinctively, Grace turned around, and Hannah walked toward them in a men's bathrobe.
Grace's eyes widened.
She bought that bathrobe for Owen. And now Hannah was wearing it!
The anger hit her like a wave. Without thinking, she marched forward and yanked at Hannah's collar. "Why are you wearing Owen's bathrobe?"
All Grace could think at that moment was that they had crossed a line.
Hannah's smooth neck was exposed, but luckily, there were no visible marks.
Grace felt a small sense of relief.
But Hannah quickly covered her neck and screamed, "What are you doing?!"
Before Grace could say anything, Owen stepped in, pulling her away and standing protectively in front of Hannah.
"She just borrowed my bathroom," he said, his tone so calm it was almost absurd.
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