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Chapter 5

Author: Raine
"Is the door broken? Why does it keep showing an error?"

Leo tapped the smart lock's panel, while Lily pressed her finger against it again.

"Visitor Lily Hawthorne: No entry authorization. Repeated attempts by an unrecognized person detected. An alarm will be triggered shortly."

Adrian's expression darkened. He was about to call the smart system's customer service when the property manager, Daniel Hurst, hurried over with the authorization document I'd left behind in advance.

"Your previous
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