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    Ellie was at a loss for words. Since her clothes were in tatters, she resorted to wearing Kaiden’s white shirt she found on the floor. Remembering past embarrassing incidents, she didn’t dare make a sound as she entered the living room.


    Kaiden was lounging on the sofa, aptop perched on the coffee table. Theptop, brand new, had been purchased just that morning. Upon noticing Ellie, he signaled the others in the video conference to pause.


    “Do you want to eat here, or shall we go out?” he inquired.


    Ellie blinked her eyes at theptop.


    Kaiden assured her, “I’ve muted the microphone.”


    Still wary, Ellie approached, carefully covering the camera with her hand before peering at the screen. Indeed, it was muted.


    “Ellie, it’s as if I’m having an affair with you,” Kaiden remarked jokingly.


    “Weren’t we secretly married?” Ellie responded, feigning innocence.


    Kaiden leaned back, crossing his legs to ease the mood.


    “What makes you think that?” he asked. “Didn’t I ce the wedding ring on your finger?”


    Ellie reflexively nced at her right hand, where the pink diamond sparkled under the light.


    “I thought… we had agreed to keep our marriage a secret…”


    “We never made such an agreement,” Kaiden replied, his mood visibly uplifted, like a child reveling in a newfound treasure. “By now, many must know that Mrs. Thorpe, formerly Miss Gordon, is you.”


    Only then did Ellie recall Kaiden’s deration at the auction, which had certainly put to rest any lingering doubts within their social circle. Kaiden seemed disinterested in continuing his meeting.


    Having covered the main points, he gestured to his colleagues on the screen, signaling the end of their discussion.


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    “Has Baylee been here?” Ellie inquired.


    Kaiden nodded. “I didn’t wake you. You were sleeping so peacefully.”


    A wave of speechlessness washed over Ellie. She had overslept because of the man standing before her!


    “Kaiden, do you ever run out of energy?” she half-joked, halfined.


    Despite this not being their first time, Ellie still found it hard toprehend someone who seemed immune to fatigue or sleepiness. Her body ached, yet there he stood, brimming with vitality.


    “Would you like to test that theory again?” he teased.


    Ellie was at a loss for words. After a whole night together, how could he even entertain the thought of more?


    When Ellie met Baylee, she noticed an undeniable oddity in Baylee’s gaze.


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