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    Still, Ruby clung fiercely to one advantage—she was Alec’swful wife and could use L of being the mistress.


    “Alec bought this house you’re living in, didn’t he?” Ruby sneered with a false sense of superiority.


    The thought of finding refuge briefly pushed aside her exhaustion and filled her with renewed energy.


    She gripped Mack’s hand, standing tall and defiant.


    L replied calmly, “I bought the house.” Then she walked to stand beside Alec, holding a bag of takeout food. The scent of the food drifted in the air, causing Alec’s stomach to growl.


    “Enough. Let’s discuss this inside,” Alec snapped at Ruby, already heading toward the door. “Stop making a scene here. We don’t want to be aughingstock.”


    Mack and Isabe also urged Ruby to calm down.


    Alec turned to L and exined the situation: “The Barrett Group is bankrupt, and our home has been confiscated. We have nowhere to go. L, could we stay here for a while until we figure things out?”


    Without hesitation, L guided them to the elevator.


    As they ascended, Ruby’s voice echoed off the mirrored walls, her anger relentless.


    “Everything Alec has given you, including this apartment, belongs to me,” she said, poking L’s chest. “You should give it all back to me now. I’ll drag you to court if I have to.”


    L looked at her with cold indifference, her voice calm but firm. “Say one more word, and you won’t be able to stay in my ce tonight.” Ruby instantly fell silent upon hearing that.


    Once inside, L ced the food on the dining table. The Barretts devoured it with urgency, their hunger obvious.


    Hugh watched in frustration as the unexpected guests consumed his meal, irritation clear on his face.


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    After giving the Barretts some water, L brought out everything else she had, arranging it on the table.


    She then gently stroked Hugh’s hair, offeringfort. “Don’t worry; I’ll order something for you to eat soon,” she reassured him.


    Hugh’s frustration was evident. “Mom, they’re annoying. Please ask them to leave. I don’t want them staying in our home.”


    The Barretts sprawled across L’s sofa, their stomachs heavy from indulgence, their arrogance rekindled like embers fanned back to life.


    Especially Ruby, Mack, and Isabe, each wearing the same sneer, their gazes fixed on L with a blend of disdain and entitlement.


    Ruby’s mind was already working like clockwork. Her eyes swept over the apartment’s openyout as a n began to form in her head.


    “You have thirty minutes,” she announced, her voicemanding. “Pack what’s yours and leave. From now on, this is our home.”


    L exhaled, the corners of her lips curling into a quiet smile. “Funny,” she said. “Even stray dogs have the sense not to bite the hand that feeds them. But I see you’ve decided to im what was never yours. If anyone’s leaving, it won’t be me.”


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