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“Gross! Who left garbage here? This is disgusting!”
Every tYork opened his mouth, Alessia felt a fresh throb in her temples. Zachary stayed silent, leading the
group down the cramped hallway. When they finally reached the door, Alessia expertly flicked on her flashlight
for him.
With a soft click, the door swung open.
“Mom!” Zachary called out.
“Zachary, did you pick up Lessie?” Karen stepped into view, her gaze shifting past Zachary-surprised to see not
just Alessia, but two others and a dog in tow.
“And... these are?”
“Let's just get inside first,” Alessia sighed, feeling utterly drained.
York wrinkled his nose, glancing around the tiny, shabby apartment with open disdain. “Wow, this is small. And
cramped. Alessia, are you skind of
masochist?”
“Shut it!” Alessia snapped, clamping a hand over his mouth and shooting him a
glare.
York glared back, sulking, but there wasn’t much else he could do.
Meanwhile, Max made himself right at hon the main couch, watching their squabble in silence. Brendan, the
head of the household, sat stiffly on the other sofa, looking more than a little awkward.
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“I'll admit, it's not much,” Brendan said at last, “but what brings the two young gentlemen from the Tate family
to our humble hat this hour?”
Karen set out glasses of water in front of the guests. Rex sprawled at York's feet, tongue lolling, eyes fixed on
Karen. Alessia noticed and quickly blocked Rex's line of sight, letting Karen finally relax and settle next to
Brendan.
“It’s late, so I'll get straight to the point.” Max crossed his legs and folded his hands on his knee, exuding the air
of a calculating king from sold movie.
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“Nyour price. | want to take Alessia with me.”
The room froze. Everyone except York and Alessia seemed stunned by the proposal.
Alessia pinched the bridge of her nose and rolled her eyes, as if she’d seen this coming.
The Morton family stared at Max. Alessia just shook her head, signaling them not
to worry.
“Mr. Tate, as you can see, Lessie doesn’t want to leave,” Brendan said. “No matter what you offer, we have no
right to decide for her. As long as she wants to stay, she'll always have a place in this family.”
“A place to stay?” Max's lips curled into a smirk. “Alessia, | bought you an estate and you'd rather squeeze into
this little flat, where you can’t even have a room to yourself?”
“Yep.” Alessia smiled back, not hesitating for a second.
“Your head really needs a good shake.”
“And your tongue could use a good pull.”
“Givea reason.”
“I thought you were at least self-aware,” Alessia shot back, feigning surprise.
“Negotiations over.”
“There's nothing left to discuss.”
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“As you can see, I'm perfectly fine here. In fact, I'd be even better if you all just left.”
Max's smile lingered, but his eyes turned cold.
York, sensing the tension, grabbed Alessia’s arm. “If | get rid of that woman for you,
will
you cback? She’s so boring and timid-no fun at all.”
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Unfortunately for York, Rex just nuzzled against his leg, eager for affection, but made no move to obey.
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