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    Baker’s tone softened but remained firm. “Kylee, we don’t get a second shot at this. We can’t rush things. Every move has to be precise, calcted. One misstep, and it all falls apart. Worse, we risk drawing suspicion from the Soling family. You need to understand, I’m even more anxious about this than you are. But in critical moments like this, we have to stay calm. No reckless or hasty moves. Got it?”


    He watched her closely, worried she might let emotion override caution.


    Kylee gave a solemn nod. “Alright. I understand, Dad.”


    Baker reached out and gently patted her head. “Good. Let’s take our time and build something foolproof. We’lle up with a better n.”


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    That evening, Lucas pulled into the hospital parking lot to pick up Belinda after her shift.


    As soon as she slid into the passenger seat, she turned to him. “Darwin wants to have dinner with us. I told him this time we’d treat him. Are you free tomorrow night? Honestly, I’ve been meaning to treat him to a meal for a while now. Ever since I left the hospital, we haven’t had the time. It always ends up being him who reaches out first. I feel bad about that.”


    Lucas’ fingers tensed slightly on the steering wheel. He didn’t answer right away.


    To be honest, he had no desire to have a meal with Darwin. But if they kept postponing it, Darwin would just keep finding new reasons to see Belinda, keep inserting himself into their lives.


    The thought alone made Lucas feel irritated.


    “Lucas?” Belinda looked over at him, puzzled by his silence. “Did you hear me?”


    “Alright. I am free tomorrow night,” Lucas replied.


    “Wonderful, then I’ll send Darwin a messageter to reply to him,” Belinda said with a nod.


    After a thoughtful pause stretched between them, she seemed to think of something. “By the way, Lucas, there’s a matter I’d like to discuss with you. I’ve been contemting this situation, and I believe it would serve everyone better if Faye returned to the family house. I n to tell her to move back there tonight, and then we can drive her there. What do you think?”


    Upon hearing Belinda’s carefully considered suggestion, Lucas lifted one eyebrow slightly and allowed an amused smile to grace his features.


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    “That won’t be necessary at all,” he said.


    Belinda found herselfpletely caught off guard and prepared to voice her confusion when Lucas continued, “I already told Faye to move out this morning. She’s already settled back at the house.”


    Belinda broke into a smile. “It turns out we’ve been thinking about the same thing.”


    She then asked, “How did you approach the subject with her? What reason did you provide?”


    Lucas maintained his calm demeanor as he responded, “I chose to speak theplete truth. I told her presence had created significant disruption to our sex life as a couple.”


    Belinda was stunned. Her eyes widened inplete disbelief as she fixed her astonished gaze on Lucas. “What? You actually said that to her?”


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