Chapter 105

Maeve stepped out of the car, still not having told Lyra about Sergio buying a house for Clara. She hadn't anticipated Sergio's eagerness to have Clara move in. "Madam..." Larry was surprised at her arrival. Did Mr. Brooks plan this intentionally because he knew Madam would return at this time? "It's alright, Larry, you can continue," Maeve said nonchalantly, though Larry's heart raced nervously. The current situation resembled a battlefield! "Maeve, you're not upset, right? We'll be neighbors from now on, and I may need your help in the future," Clara said. Maeve, who had already turned away, pivoted back. "Neighbors? What kind of neighbors?" Clara seemed emboldened. "I also live in this community. Doesn't that make us neighbors?" "Do you really think living in the same community makes us neighbors?" Maeve chuckled and pointed to Clara's building, then to hers and Lyra's building. "Hasn't Sergio told you about the price difference between these two buildings?" Clara's expressio