The man furrowed his brow and spoke quietly, "Ms. Horton, if we rush the sale, it'll likely go for less than expected. Are you sure?"

Selena's expression turned cold. "I'm sure."

He asked again, "Which country are you heading to?"

"Any, as long as I can leave quickly!"

"Alright," he said. "I'll let you know once everything's sorted."

"Good."

Selena replied and watched him leave with the deed in hand. As she turned around, she nearly jumped in shock to find Gavin standing right behind her. Pressing her hand to her chest, she asked nervously, "What are you doing here?"

Gavin frowned, glancing her over before looking toward the man walking away. Hesitating, he asked, "What were you just doing?"

Selena immediately averted her eyes. "Nothing. Why are you here?"

"I tried calling you, but you didn't answer. I thought something might have happened, so I tracked your phone's location and came to find you."

Selena's face darkened. "You put a tracker on my phone?"

"Yeah, I was worried something might've gone wrong." Gavin cautiously reached out, trying to hold her arm.

pushed

had cancer, and he still dared to

took a

her reaction for anger, explained helplessly, "Selena, I'm sorry. I know

find out about his illness and run off, leaving him without anyone to take care

jaw and nodded. "I get it. My phone

more in the direction the man

just asking for

smoothly. "Anyway, why did

so I'm thinking of selling the house. But I can't find the deed anywhere. Did

with panic as she rushed to reply,

blinked in surprise. "No? I searched everywhere at home, and

you missed a

Gavin nodded.

got in the car and headed back to the house. On the way, Gavin brought up another issue, "By the way, did

a financial plan, and I can't withdraw it until it matures. What should we do?

would be no big deal. Why should they fuss over

million, she could finally leave the country! Even if twenty million wasn't enough for a lifetime abroad, it'd be enough to

mind,

fully believing her story, didn't suspect a thing. He nodded.

pulled up to the house. Just as they arrived, Gavin got a call from an international medical service. It was about Selena's condition, so he turned

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