RedNovel“Justin? What are you doing here?” Alessia poked her head out of the room at the sound of voices, pausing in
surprise when she saw him standing there.
“I heard from Cole, so | thought I'd swing by and check in.”
Alessia nodded, waved the workers inside, and quickly explained the situation before stepping back out. She
found Brendan trailing after Justin, surveying the house like a pair of detectives.
“Is your old habit acting up again?” Alessia didn’t bother with pleasantries; she slapped Justin on the back, the
sharp smack making Brendan jump. When she saw
Justin wasn’t fazed, she relaxed.
“Dad, letintroduce you. This is my friend, Justin. He's in construction.”
Her introduction was casual, as if Justin was just an everyday acquaintance. Justin seemed used to it, greeting
Brendan politely with a “Good afternoon, sir.”
“In construction? Lessie, Mr. Keane isn’t just ‘in construction. He's the-well, he’s famous. They call him a genius
architect...” Brendan stuttered, glancing at Justin.
“You've heard of me, sir? Please, just callJustin. Lessie and | go way back-no need for formalities.” Justin's
easy warmth left Brendan a little flustered; after all, he'd once witnessed Justin tear into a nouveau riche client
without mercy.
Back then, The Morton Group was negotiating a packaging design deal with the Keane Group. As luck would have
it, Justin was the son of the company’s chairman
and sole heir.
Brendan still remembered the scene-the sharp words, the creative insults, the way Justin's voice carried right
through two closed doors into the meeting room. Yet the man standing here now was all charm and good
manners, making Brendan wonder if his memory was playing tricks on him.
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But soon enough, Brendan realized he hadn't made a mistake. He and Karen hovered by the door, listening
anxiously to the voices drifting from inside.
“You don’t think they're fighting, do you? Maybe you should go in and check,” Karen whispered.
“Sounds like they're arguing about the layout...” Brendan frowned, just about to step in when the voices abruptly
died down and the door swung open.
“Mom, Dad.” Both kids seemed startled to see their parents lurking.
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“Lessie, if you have a problem, just talk it out. Don’t start a fight,” Karen said, clearly worried. Alessia couldn't
help laughing.
“Don’t worry, Mom. That's just how he gets when he’s focused-he’s not yelling at anyone. Sometimes the
construction site's so loud, he forgets how loud he’s talking.” Alessia wasn’t about to tell her mother just how
sharp Justin's tongue could be when dealing with certain people.
“Really?”
“Really.” Alessia threw the door wide, revealing a perfectly calm scene: Justin deep in discussion with the
foreman, only his tousled hair betraying any stress.
“Go on, start prepping the food. Carey and the others will be here soon, right?”
“Just don’t fight, okay? Take this tea in with you,” Karen fussed, pressing a cup into Alessia’s hands.
“Got it.” Alessia took the tea and closed the door. Karen and Brendan exchanged a look, but finally headed back
to the kitchen.
Inside, Justin swallowed and walked back to Alessia. The foreman just grinned-he’d seen this all before-and went
off to direct the workers.
“Can’t you tone it down just a little?” Alessia said under her breath.
“Oh, con!” Justin's voice shot up
before Alessia shot him a glare, at
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While Justin ranted, Alessia’s attention snagged on something else. “Wait. ‘The Tate family’s eldest daughter?”
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