"Vio, I didn't expect you to be in such a rush.
"Can't wait to inspect the goods, huh?"
Violeta playfully poked Hayden's shoulder with her finger.
"You're such a coward!"
Hayden pressed the doorbell for her, and the housekeeper quickly came to open the door.
"No rush. Once I move in, we'll have plenty of chances to see who's the real coward."
As the door opened, Gabriela greeted them respectfully, "Welcome back, Ms. Violeta and Mr. Hayden."
Violeta stepped inside and turned to Hayden. She asked, "Want to come in for a bit?"
Hayden replied, "Nah, I've got to go pick up some things."
Violeta teased, "Typical!
"Alright, then, I'll give Eugene a call later. I'll wait for you to move in."
"Sure."
The door slowly closed behind her.
Hayden turned around. He pulled out his phone as he walked and dialed Zoren's number.
Someone had called Zoren over to assist with packing.
Hayden also arranged for a moving company to handle his belongings and transport them to Violeta's place.
Zoren was the first to find out that Hayden and Violeta had made progress. He happily went to help with the move.
At the networking event, Eugene had already located Mason's lounge.
He knocked on the door with a bottle of red wine and two glasses.
Mason hadn't expected anyone to visit him, and when he opened the door to see Eugene, he politely declined. "I'm sorry, but I really can't drink."
Typically, a statement like that was a polite way of refusing.
Anyone who caught it would know it wasn't a good time to interrupt.
After Mason said this, he began to close the door, but Eugene blocked it with his foot.
"Mr. Mason, I'm Violeta's manager."
Violeta's manager?
Mason paused for a moment and looked more closely. He asked, "Violeta isn't supposed to be here today, is she?"
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