Craig was an open book to Aurora. She knew him inside out, perhaps better than anyone else.

Afraid of making him feel out of place, she went out of her way to keep the conversation flowing at the family dinner, introducing him to her parents and even revisiting a frightening experience from her past if it meant they'd see Craig in a better light. Dorothy, Aurora's mother, wasn't blind to her daughter's efforts. Truth be told, she was quite taken with Craig, her future son-in-law. As long as Aurora was happy, Dorothy had no objections.

Just as they were about to head out for dinner, Everett, Aurora's father, spoke up.

"Craig, could you join me in the study for a moment?"

"...Sure."

As Craig made to stand, Aurora quickly grabbed his sleeve, then turned to her father, "Dad, what's all the secrecy about? I want to hear, too."

"Can't I have a word with him in private?" Everett raised an eyebrow.

"I"

Aurora could finish, Craig gently patted her

she looked anxiously at her mother, "Mom,

scare him off. Otherwise, he wouldn't have invited Craig to our home in Bay Residence. It's probably just some man-to-man talk, better they have it in

...

Bay Residence was always spotless, a testament to Dorothy's diligence, knowing

stood by the door, lips pressed

"Have a seat."

back into his chair,

now, I'm just driving a

his job situation. He had plans for starting a logistics hub, but since it hadn't happened yet, he preferred

his gaze sweeping over Craig's face before tapping his fingers on the desk, "Have you cleared your father's debt?"

"And your savings?"

a moment, "There's $48.5k in a fixed deposit account, but I'm still paying off my house, and

from his desk drawer and passing it to Craig, "Withdraw the fixed deposit and

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