My Millionaire Sister Unexpectedly Found Me Taking Shelter Near An Overpass—Worn Out, Overlooked. After She Learned My Children Had Been Pushing Me Aside, Taken My Home Out From Under Me, And Told Me To Leave, She Bought Me A Beachfront Condo And Gave Me $5 Million To Start Over. Days Later, My Kids Showed Up Smiling, Flowers In Hand… But She Saw Right Through Them. AND SO DID I.

He looked to be in his late 60s, broad shoulders, close-cut gray hair, badge clipped to his polo shirt. He made a slow loop through the lobby, then paused when he saw me standing near the punch bowl. I nodded politely.

He walked over. He pointed to the unit number on my name tag. “3C.

That’s across from Miss Viviian’s, right?”

I said it was. He smiled. “She’s sharp.

Doesn’t miss a detail. You got a good one looking out for you.”

I agreed. He glanced toward the elevator, then lowered his voice a notch.

“You might want to keep an eye on the hallway traffic. We had a report of someone hanging around the mailboxes late last night. Didn’t match any resident profiles.

Just a heads up.”

That tightened something in my chest. I thanked him and made a note to tell Vivien. She probably already knew.

Nothing got past her. A few minutes later, Vivien raised her glass and tapped a spoon against it. The room quieted.

She made a short toast. Simple. just said she was glad I was here and that second chances were worth celebrating.

People clapped, someone whistled, and then it went back to normal. But I noticed the moment she ended her speech, her eyes flicked to the door. She had seen it open.

I turned and saw them too,

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