It was an apartment building.
Not cheap — the exterior was clean, modern, with warm balcony lights glowing softly in the evening — but it was nowhere near as luxurious as his mansion.
His jaw tightened.
“She moved here after leaving my house?”
His eyes traveled up the height of the building as if trying to imagine her inside one of those small units.
“Doesn’t she feel uncomfortable? After living in my mansion… how can she stay in a place like this?”
The very idea felt wrong to him. Unacceptable.
His fingers tapped impatiently against the steering wheel before he grabbed his phone again. He swiped down, opened Timothy’s contact, as he muttered quietly.
“I’m just going to buy a house for her. The next time she gets angry at me, she’ll have somewhere decent to stay.”
His jaw tightened as he typed the message and sent it to Timothy, instructing him to get it done immediately.
Just as he lowered his phone, movement near the entrance of the apartment building caught his eye.
A familiar figure stepped out of the building and onto the street.
Sophia.
Magnus’s entire body tensed instantly.
His back straightened. His grip tightened around the steering wheel before he quickly tossed the phone onto the seat beside him.
Without thinking, he reached down and unbuckled his seatbelt.
He was just about to open the door and step out—
When another figure appeared behind Sophia.
Magnus froze.
Elias walked out of the apartment building, catching up to her easily. He came to a stop in front of her.
Magnus slowly sank back into his seat. His eyes darkened.
They stopped near a red convertible parked by the curb — a car Magnus immediately recognized.
He didn’t move.
He just watched them through the tinted window.
“Have you packed everything?” Elias asked, his hands sliding casually into his pockets. “Make sure everything is in place for your flight.”
Sophia nodded lightly.
“I’ve packed all the important things,” she replied. “There are some old things I’ll probably just throw away.”
Elias tilted his head slightly, studying her. “If you want to keep anything, drop it off at my place. I’ll keep it safe until you come back.”
He gave her a small, reassuring smile.
Sophia shook her head gently. “No, it’s okay.”
