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e door for some time, b

leep?" he muttered

p so much? He turned the doorkn

that no one was watching, an

ook him less than a minute to

cozy studio apartment. On the left, there was

y deduced that her bed was located behind

ittle Pumpkin on his lap, patting his back.

ispered, planting a kiss on

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off the elevator, her recent paycheck safely in her pocket. As

broken into

r open, dropping the nylon

m-the han

five days ago. But here he was, sitting on her chair with Little

e yo," she greeted,

his uncle's lap and rushed towards her. He tightly hugged h

had been a bundle of energy a moment ago, but as soon as h

e," Joel silen

rable child. She playfully ruffled his hair and gr

met the intense gaze

ly nervous, sh

ome back!" Joel's pier

ted her never to return,

covered up her sneer wi

and let's go back. It's get

just say pack up an

n utter shock. Perhap

he manage

adly glare, instantly reminding her of his ex

formed on

e. I have to work, I need mon

ght hand, signaling for t

le of whatever you

ust say DOUBLE?! Emi

el added, causing Emily to sq

u're rich, she me

he replied, he

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ated her earnings, making notes of the debts she neede

herself, and she planned to bu

Pumpkin's hair as he sle

ysterious. One moment he would tell her to leave and never cr

," she shook her

with us, not me," Joel blurted o

e wanted her to live with them more than anyone el

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el informed Emily, tossing his car keys to one of

rrived at

with Little Pumpkin sleeping sound

. Stay right here," he instructed, hands i

ily replied, followin

u. If you prefer to handle it yourself, let me know. Nobody leav

t maintained a respectfu

of Little Pumpkin. Understood?" He then

Emily responded,

of the stairs, Joel tur

ed calmly, but his words he

ood," Emily b

dded and ascen

do this, don't do that... Why not tell me n

p of the stairs and placed his han

staring at Emily w

er..." she stutte

er head and hurriedly walke

and entered

n the bed, Emily switched off the li

airs

, knock,

the bedside table and cro

ended a ca

d before speaking. "Sir, this bag was f

pon the bag-it bel

dle finger and sat on his king-s

r head and turned

Joel int

ack, her head lowered. Ha

ith the bag in her hand, her

air," Joel's cold voice

" The maid

, and the room suddenly fe

lked over to the couch in the C

eft the room, breathing a sigh of r

stood up and walked over to the couch. He

shi

long sk

us go

earmu

perf

npleasant u

iece of

uttered unde

ossed it onto the table, s

unpleasant to the eyes,"

room and made his way to hi

on his computer, Joel c

his feet, and left the study, tak

ive steps, he heard a muf

silently descended the stairs toward

r, and Joel watched with twinklin

o it was. No maid would dare do that, and there was

her head in satisfactio

rinned, clearly

bed another bottle of soju,

nner until she had consu

is hands after witnessing

adn't expected to get caught; s

slowly, finding her legs suddenly weak. S