By three PM, Raymond had sent him five property listings. Nathan reviewed them quickly and selected one—a contemporary house in an upscale neighborhood, three bedrooms, two-point-five million dollars. Not as nice as his current house, but solid.
He called Sera.
"Hey, what's up?" she answered, sounding slightly out of breath. "I'm at the gym—I finally joined that place I mentioned."
"That's great. Listen, I need to ask you a favor, and I need you to not ask questions about it until later."
"Okay..." Sera's voice turned cautious. "What kind of favor?"
"I'm going to transfer two point five million dollars into your account. I need you to use it to buy a house through Raymond. The house will be in your name, legally yours. Then I need you to gift it to me. Can you do that?"
Silence.
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