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Lux returned to his office after dropping off his family at home, just as he mentioned. Funny how a billionaire like him lives in a two-story house, he thought, not as vast as his mansions and doesn’t contain fifteen rooms.

That’s the home we built, he mused, reflecting on the indoor balcony, spacious living room and kitchen, two guest rooms downstairs, and four bedrooms upstairs. The expansive backyard, adorned with landscaping and trees, provided a refreshing feel of being in a province despite being in the city of Manila.

There has been no change in Heart’s life even though they are living together. She works hard on her own, and Lux is truly impressed. She doesn’t indulge in million-peso shopping sprees for bags and shoes. Occasionally, she brings home a bag worth six hundred pesos only.

When Lux buys her things worth millions of pesos, she says he must’ve just saved it for Lush’s future. But when it comes to expensive perfumes, she remains silent. Heart loves perfumes; that’s