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2025-09-04 12:00:23Chapter Thirty-One
THE front door clicked shut.
It wasn't loud, but the soft sound was enough to pull Carly from sleep. She wasn't sure what time it was, only that it was well past midnight. The entire household had gone still. The three bodyguards Giovanni had assigned to her were downstairs, taking shifts patrolling the perimeter for any possible threats.
If not for the ambush they'd recently survived, she might've found the whole setup ridiculous. Giovanni assigning three men just to watch over her? It sounded excessive.
Then again, better safe than sorry.
And besides, their presence had brought a surprising spark of excitement to the female household staff. Finally, someone worth swooning over. Unlike the aging family driver and longtime security guard, who felt more like uncles than eye candy.
"Only Nanay Zeny still gets giddy over those two," they joked, which earned them a sharp pinch on the arm and a full sermon abou
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