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Sophia's loaded question instantly puton guard. | shot her a calm look. “No, why do you ask?”
Sophia gave a little “oh,” her disappointment written all over her face. “Mr. Holcomb’s business is massive.
Didn't he give you a few extra properties when you split?”
“He did, just not in Braylin,” I replied, keeping my tone cool.
Sophia's eyes sparkled as she looked at me, then she put on a troubled face and asked, “Sis, could you lend us
smoney for a down payment? Aiden and | just want a place to call our own.”
| honestly hadn't expected Sophia to have the guts to askfor money.
| mean, even my own brother wouldn't dare bring this up, but she just went for it.
“Sorry, Sophia,” | said, keeping my tone firm. “I've invested all my money, and | don’t have any extra cash on
hand.” ‘If she’s bold enough to ask, I'm bold enough to say no,’ | thought to myself.
Sophia eyedsuspiciously. “Sis, you're not fooling me, are you? Even if all your money's invested, with your
monthly salary and company bonuses... you must be making at least this much.”
She held up a finger. “A million, easy.”
No wonder she works at a bank-her guess wasn't far off.
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| chuckled. “Sophia, you guys just started working. It's way too early to think about buying a place. Give it some
time.”
“Sis, everyone at the bank already owns their own place, except me... | honestly feel like such a loser,” Sophia
started up her sob story, laying it on thick. “If you could just spot us the money for a down payment, | swear
we'll pay you back...”
“Sophia, don’t stress about it. I'll talk it over with Mom and Dad,” | replied, already feeling wary after this whole
thing.
If Aiden ever did buy a place in Braylin, there's no way I'd put it under his name. People can be downright
ruthless when it comes to money-you’ve got to be smart about it.
Sophia didn’t say anything when I turned her down, but she walked off looking pretty annoyed.
of her
She cin talking about marriage and babies right off the bat-clearly trying to plant the seed, so that when
Aiden has a kid, I'd feel pressured to step up as Aunt Quinn.
‘If she thinks she can test my sense of family duty, she’s dead wrong, | thought.
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As soon as Sophia left, | called Aiden.
“A house? What house? I'm not looking to buy a place here,” Aiden asked, totally confused.
“Sophia really wants you guys to have your own place,” | said with a laugh.
“Yeah, | know she wants a house, but we just don’t have the cash right now,” Aiden admitted, sounding a bit
regretful. “Honestly, we spent way too much before. If we'd saved even a little of our allowance, we could've
used it for a down payment by now.”
“If I helped you out with the money...” | started.
“No, Sis, really. I've got a job now-I can’t just keep relying on you,” Aiden said, sounding more fired
up than ever. “You gaveall that money back in college and letlive the good life. | swore I'd make
something of myself on my own.”
| couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, just keep grinding. Things will turn around.”
“So, are you actually thinking about marrying that younger guy curiosity obvious.
“I don’t know, probably not,” | replied, keeping it vague.
ou're seeing?” Aiden asked, his
Aiden’s voice turned serious. “Sis, | really think he’s just after your money. You need to watch out. Sure, he’s got
a Braylin household registration, works at the Foreign Ministry, and looks all respectable, but honestly, guys like
him just use their looks to chase after rich women. He definitely knows you just got divorced and have cash on
hand...”
| couldn’t help but burst out laughing at that.
| couldn’t believe Aiden was actually worried Ryan might be after my money. ‘Looks like this kid's finally got
ssense,’ | thought.
“Don’t worry, he’s not after my money,” | reassured him.
“Then maybe he’s just into your looks...” Aiden joked.
I laughed and cut him off. “Alright, Aiden, | know what I’m doing. You don’t need to worry about me.”
“I'm just looking out for you, Sis/Seriously, you should find yourself a decent guy and settle down for real. Stop
wasting your twith these boy toys,” Aiden said, genuinely worried.
“Yeah, yeah, | hear you!” | said, then hung up.
Just after seven that evening, Ryan cto pickup for dinner. Honestly, | never expected to see
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him every single day, but he just couldn't seem to stay away from me. Whenever he wasn’t working. he'd always
find a way to spend twith me.
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