Suddenly, alarm bells blared in her mind. She shot up, patting her flushed cheeks with her small hands.
'I must be crazy!' Aurora Sterling thought, shaking her head. She pulled a textbook and some worksheets from her bag. She needed to focus on something productive and stop letting her imagination run wild.
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Although Damien Valerius had already met with Master Valerius, he continued to live off-site. This was partly for the convenience of handling his own affairs, and partly because he had no desire to see the sanctimonious faces of those in the Valerius family mansion.
Master Valerius, for his part, didn't seem to mind that Damien Valerius was living on his own. After all, Damien was an unfavored son; living elsewhere only further highlighted his lowly status.
At that very moment, Damien Valerius was lounging on a sofa, tablet in hand, managing his personal business empire.
