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Settling into Cody's apartment with practically twelve people was impossible, so Jack had offered to give the guys free rooms in one of his magnificent hotels.

They gratefully thanked him before hopping into the limousine he had summoned, saving them from unnecessary taxi expenses.

Thankfully, I had managed to escape from work; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to help anyone clearly. I wasn't yet in my right mind, and panic still ran through my veins at the thought of my mother not waking up.

"Thanks, I really owe you one," I said as we stopped in front of my building, where Jack had left his luxurious car parked.

"You know nothing is free in this life, so you'll have to pay me back in kind," he commented coolly as he took the driver's seat, eliciting a laugh with his words. "Not today, but someday, Lucy."

"Your good intentions come with a hidden agenda," I scoffed, crossing my arms, pretending to be very angry about it.

"If it weren't that way, I wouldn't be the president of an