"Don't worry. It's my treat." Daniel glanced at Camila, "Order anything you want."

"It's fine, really," Camila smiled. "Daniel, you might be curious as to why I can't even bear to buy a cup of coffee...

"In reality, this is my life at home. I appear glorious on the outside as a Quimby heiress, but only I know the

suffering behind everything. My parents neglect me while my siblings do their best to boycott me.

"I have a driver when I go out, I have food when I go home, but none of those belong to me. My jobs were the only

things that belonged to me all these years."

She looked sad, and it was the first time she had said so much to him.

"Daniel, I-I'm sorry," she stammered. "I used your name to work for Ms. Lily. She's your ex-wife, so I."

"It's alright. It's just a job," he said flatly. "It's good that Lily could help you."

"So you don't mind it?"

"Why would I?"

"Don't worry, Daniel." She bit her lip. "I'll do my best. I won't embarrass you."

He did not worry about that. Camila was thorough in her job, and her capability

If she were not an adoptive child, perhaps she

it and decided I

"What is it?"

hesitated before saying, "I ran into Owen the other

surprised. He did not say it, yet she brought it

buy something for my mom the other day. I got the

on

"He asked for money?"

said he lost in gambling and

"Why did he ask for

car." She shrugged. "The Quimby cars' number plates are easy to

sister is with

Daniel said nothing.

person, so I pretended not to know him when

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