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When I returned to the villa, Mia stood in front of me with red eyes. She looked extremely guilty and uneasy. She seemed on the verge of speaking several times, only to swallow her words. She looked pitiful, as though I had wronged her.
From the stairs, Benjamin descended, his voice cold as he addressed her, “Mia, come here.>
“Go clean the study. This is none of your business.“}
“Sir… I… I…” Mia shrank back in fear but finally gave in under Benjamin’s piercing gaze.
Yet, as she turned, she shot me a glance full of silent accusation, as if to say, “I’m only doing this because I have no choice.“>
The study?
“Benjamin never allows anyone into his study. Why does this maid get to go in?” Young Eleanor fumed beside me, glaring at Mia’s retreating figure.
“She’s the other woman! She’s seducing him!
“But Benjamin won’t fall for it. She’s setting herself up for heartbreak.“}
Young Eleanor’s voice was full of confidence, dismissing Mia entirely.
After all, what did Mia have to attract him?!
In terms of looks, she couldn’t hold a candle to me.
In terms of figure, she didn’t have my curves.
In terms of education, she was just a poor student from an ordinary university.
Yet, this plain and unremarkable Mia, who would blend into any crowd, had effortlessly stolen all of Benjamin’s love and captured his complete attention.
“She’s different.”
