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Quentin's phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. He answered it. "Hello, am I speaking to Mr. Quentin Lowe? I'm a tenant on the eighth floor of Nexus Point. Could we get an extension for next month's rent? Our company's going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment…"Nexus Point was the office building Quentin had given to Xyla. Quentin frowned. "You should contact the building owner. I do not have the authority to grant extensions." He then hung up the phone.Just then, his secretary walked in with a folder. "Ms. Cadwell just sent this over, Mr. Lowe." Quentin opened it. Inside, there was a letter and a property deed for Nexus Point. He unfolded the letter. "Quint, I've decided to turn over a new leaf and start afresh in life, so I can't keep such a valuable gift from you anymore. I'm returning the deed to you now. When you're free to go through with the transfer, please have Martin contact me—Xyla."Quentin tossed the letter aside. "Put this away for now," he ordered

After finishing their meal, Noelle and Quentin walked out of the private dining room and overheard someone say, "Professor Callahan, this way, please."Noelle glanced over and noticed several well-dressed young men escorting a modestly dressed middle-aged man toward them. The middle-aged man wore a pair of glasses and was in his mid-40s. He was handsome and carried himself well. If he had dressed differently, he could've passed for a professor. As if he had sensed her gaze, Elijah Callahan looked her way. When their eyes met, Noelle was certain that she had seen this man before. Elijah was also looking at her intently. There was something about the young woman before him that reminded him of that strikingly beautiful face from his past. Could she be her daughter?But he quickly dismissed that thought. Her daughter would surely be the apple of that person's eye, and she should be in Collinview. Elijah nodded at Noelle before walking into the private dining room with his students

The sun had already set when Emmie saw the message on her phone. "Elijah's back, Emmie! A few of our classmates in Dragfort are planning a get-together tomorrow at noon. I heard you're in Dragfort as well. Why don't you join us?"The message included a hotel location. The sender was one of her and Elijah's college classmates. Her fingers trembled, and her mind went blank.Just then, her phone rang. It was Michael. Emmie composed herself before answering the phone.Michael's low voice came through. "Have you gotten off work yet?" It was his last night in Dragfort, and he wanted to make it count.Her breath caught in her throat. This past week, he would attend meetings in the city in the morning and then come to this small town to have a secret rendezvous with her at night. However, Emmie didn't want this to continue. After all, he had Lia, didn't he? "I have to work overtime tonight," she said calmly.He sneered, "Don't play games with me, Emmie Fox. I'm well aware that Elijah Ca

Yvette rolled up in her flashy Porsche to pick Noelle up on Saturday. Then, the two of them had lunch at a restaurant near the library.Yvette trilled, "Noelle, we have a new professor in the archaeology department! His name is Elijah Callahan, and I heard he's from the northwest. He's a great lecturer. Oh, and get this—he was also a top student at Collinview University back then. I looked him up on the Internet and found out he was a classmate of your mom's!"Yvette booted up her school's forum on her phone and scrolled to a post about Elijah. "Look, it's this guy!"Noelle looked at the picture and froze. So, his name was Elijah. It was the man she had seen the other day at Restaurant Blanc. But why had her father torn up a photo of Elijah? What was his relationship with her mother? Noelle was perplexed. Yvette continued, "I heard Professor Callahan is still single! He's handsome, charming, and a university professor; there should be a lot of women lining up for him, right? It'

Noelle continued, "Her colleagues told me that Xyla fractured her leg and was hospitalized. I think we should visit her first thing tomorrow. If she hadn't saved me the other day, I'd be the one lying in the hospital right now!"Quentin assumed she had gone to the gas station. "There's something I haven't told you, Elle. I ran into Xyla at the hospital when I went to collect my mom's medical report today. She fractured her leg, so I arranged a hospital room for her. Xyla has changed, Elle."With gentle eyes, he looked at Noelle. Her heart sank as she knew right there and then that Xyla's ploy had worked. She arched her brow and casually said, "Oh, that's quite the coincidence! I can't believe she was there to have her leg looked at right when you went to pick up your mom's medical report." Quentin's brows knitted as he realized she was hinting at something. "Perhaps she didn't realize that her injury was that serious yesterday." He didn't want to bring up Xyla again, knowing it wou