"Oh Damien, you're here?" Amelia asked, her voice laced with surprise, as Damien and Crystal descended the stairs together, their faces aglow with a warm, conspiratorial smile.Damien, dashing in his rumpled overnight attire, took Amelia's hand, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he bestowed a gallant kiss on it. "Hello, ma'am, I came here to talk to Crystal last night," he explained, his deep voice dripping with charm.Amelia's eyes narrowed, her gaze darting suspiciously between her daughter and the stranger. "Since last night...?" she repeated, her tone incredulous.Crystal, her cheeks flushing a deep crimson, looked away, her voice barely above a whisper. "Oh my goodness, Mom..."Max, who had been observing the scene with a mixture of mischief and wariness, gasped in fake disbelief. "Mom, Crystal brought a man home last night, and we didn't even know about it?."Crystal gasped as she stared at her twin brother in shock. Her face turned an even brighter shade of red as she tried
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