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The Perfect Tenant

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Parts 26
Time 2h 38m

The guesthouse was supposed to be Emma Lawson's sanctuary. Instead, it became her personal hell. With each passing day, the line between reality and paranoia blurs, leaving her to question not just her sanity, but her very identity. 

Desperate for a fresh start, recently divorced Emma moves into the Spencer family's charming guesthouse. The arrangement seems perfect: reduced rent for occasional housekeeping and babysitting. But perfection, Emma learns, is often a carefully constructed facade. Whispers of a vanished tenant. Odd behaviors from her seemingly kind landlords. A gnawing sense of being watched. 

As Emma unravels the neighborhood's dark tapestry of secrets, she's forced to confront the skeletons in her own closet. In this psychological labyrinth, everyone has something to hide - and Emma's past may be the key to unlocking a truth more twisted than she could ever imagine.All Rights Reserved

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