When the elevator finally stopped, the glass doors slid open.
No hallway waited outside.
No apartment corridor.
Instead…
They stepped directly into my home.
A breathtaking two-story penthouse occupied the entire upper section of the tower.
Three enormous walls were made entirely of glass.
Boston Harbor stretched endlessly beyond them.
Sailboats drifted across glittering water.
The skyline framed the distance.
Sunlight flooded every room.
The living area alone was larger than Lorraine’s townhouse first floor.
A twenty-foot marble island dominated the kitchen.
Original artwork lined the walls beneath museum-quality lighting.
A floating staircase curved gracefully toward an upstairs library surrounded by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.
Beyond that, glass doors opened onto a private rooftop garden overlooking the city.
Every detail reflected quiet elegance rather than unnecessary extravagance.
No gold.
No excessive decoration.
Simply timeless design.
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I stood near the windows wearing a simple burgundy dress.
No jewelry except a watch.
No designer labels displayed for attention.
Just calm.
Coffee cup in one hand.
The room remained perfectly silent.
Twenty-seven relatives stared at me.
I smiled pleasantly.
“Good morning.”
Nobody answered.
Lorraine slowly removed her sunglasses.
For the first time since I’d met her…
She looked genuinely speechless.
Wade’s eyes moved around the penthouse as though his brain refused to accept what he was seeing.
His gaze shifted from the staircase…
To the artwork…
To the harbor…
Back to me.
“This…”
His voice barely worked.
“…whose place is this?”
“My home.”
One cousin quietly whispered,
“Oh my God…”
Another uncle looked toward the windows.
“This place…”
He swallowed hard.
“…has to be worth thirty million dollars.”
Someone behind him muttered,
“More.”
I placed my coffee cup onto the marble counter.
“I’m glad everyone found the address.”
Nobody laughed.
Nobody made jokes about tiny apartments.
Nobody asked where all twenty-seven guests would sit.
Instead…
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