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stopped mid-sentence as he felt a

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getting hot. Irene recovered from her sec

Do you know who I am? You are no

joying her temporary madness. Celine's silence irrita

r tongue, uh

omeone like you escaped a psychiatri

of sanity Irene had. She rush

rthless

he felt the shouting alone was not eno

a male voi

the workers saw it was Harry, and they all pretended to be very bu

Irene and Celine. He

hands to

ropped her head. She felt as if the g

e reduced the compa

s this poor w

et Irene finish speaking

keep Bryan waiting.

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Celine, his

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perfectly manicured fing

a'

led anyone ma'a

hrough the air, sharp and hi

e her a glance. His ey

." he sa

her to follow you? She's supposed to be th

face was

verything from the s

o be in trouble. Bryan never tolerated shouting and screaming in the office sp

follow me," H

his entire company? The man everyone feared. He wanted to see her after she had just crossed path

p breath and f

steps and turned

hole room to hear. "Your behaviour was unruly,

rowd

" Irene's voic

for your unruly behaviour. Mr. Bryan will decide w

Punishment from Bryan? She h

private elevator, leaving Irene standing in the middle o

; it was a kingdom of his own. The floor was black marble. The walls were all glass, looking down on

end, by the win

YA

e hand in his trouser pocket, the

the Perez clients. I do

and calm, but it m

thout waiting

e's here," Har

asn't aware of them. Celine's palms were sweating. She wiped them a

" Bryan fi

h a soft click. Now it was just the two of them. Celine's

yan?" Her vo

d carved from stone, with a sharp jaw coated in light stubble and straight lips that looked like they never smiled. And his eyes... gre

the way here to sta

loud, but it cut l

asn't staring,

you?" h

owed a mouth

e. I'm 21 years o

u want?" he

inst the cold marble. Tears blurred her ey

is almost lifeless at the hospital an

coldly. "Many women have cried

her face with the back of her hand. "My aunt di

r au

es

she?" h

e is Mar

me rang a bell. Wait,

ine closely, as if searching her face for something. A mus

y do you ne

better hospital and also pay my rent,

up,"

ne replied. If she stood, she felt s

ow," he

ng heavily. Her legs shook beneath her and she gr

tched until Celine could hear her own breathing. She lowered her eyes,

t. "Every person who walks through that

. Her voice broke. "I wouldn't be

Celine bit her lip until she tasted blood. She thought he was about to send her away. Sh

hard to hide, the shaking hands, the way she stood straight even though s

a while longer. Th

ven hundred thousan

her, but she had never believed he would give such a large

even hundre

" Bryan said, his grey

my w