What Kent did or said after returning to his clinic was unknown to Sheila, and she had no desire to know.

She truly did not love Kent.

She could not accept him, and she did not want to settle.

She and Alex only left the clinic after the busy period had passed.

The two of them walked toward Westbrooke Gardens.

Looking at the long street lined with shops on both sides, Sheila remembered Alex mentioning that this entire street belonged to his family.

“Mr. York, how did your family come to buy up a whole street of shopfronts here?

“When was it purchased?”

Alex replied, “To be honest, I’m not entirely sure about the details. My eldest cousin’s wife is the one managing these properties now. I’ll have to ask her next time I see her.

“Some of our family’s shopfronts were acquired when people who owed us money couldn’t repay us and used the properties to settle their debts.”

Sheila said, “If that’s the case, then it must have been quite a long time ago. When this area was first develo