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***Lhea's POV***
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Kuyom na kuyom ang kamao ni Lhea habang binubuksan ang pinto ng opisina ni Elixir. Ang bawat hakbang niya ay tila may kasamang apoy—matindi ang galit na bumabalot sa kanyang dibdib, na para bang anumang sandali ay puputok na parang bulkan. Did he really think she was joking with him about the land she wanted to buy from him?
As soon as she stepped inside, she was greeted by a voice that was all too familiar—one that instantly made her jaw tighten. It was the kind of voice that stirred a mix of recognition and irritation, as if it had been lying in wait just to provoke her the moment she arrived.
“Ms. Montreal, what a surprise,” ani Elixir, may ngiting nakakaloko sa kanyang mga labi—isang ngiti na halatang pilit at may halong panunukso, na parang hindi nito
