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.

quickly pushed his hand

to touch

took a

helplessly, "Selena, I'm sorry. I know it was wrong to track you without asking, but I

find out about his illness and run off, leaving him without

only grew. She clenched her jaw and nodded. "I get

glanced once more in the direction the man had gone. "Are you sure nothing's going on? That

was just asking

smiled smoothly. "Anyway, why did you come

need some cash quickly, so I'm thinking of selling

as she

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

froze, then wrapped her arm around his, smiling sweetly. "Maybe you missed a spot. Let's go back home, and I'll help

Gavin nodded.

back to the house. On the way, Gavin brought up another issue, "By the way, did you withdraw that

you. I invested that money in a financial plan, and I can't withdraw it until it matures. What should we do? Maybe we

of money. Borrowing two million from him would be no big deal. Why should

if twenty million wasn't enough for a lifetime abroad, it'd be enough to get by for a while if she was careful.

in mind,

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 to Selena, "Selena, I've got some work

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