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ught I'd never be able to recuperate. But I still had to go to work. Because Yzee was still sick, Abuela happened to come out to sit with he

whom appeared to be particularly healthy. That wasn't proof of cheating in and of itself, but we needed to look into it. We intended to test one more hone

se emerald-colored eyes with a sparkle that was equally as shiny. Until it got dark at nightfall and he gave me kisses that melted me so much that I couldn't breathe. Good grief. I knew I hadn't gotten any in a long time, but I did not recall kisses being so melty. Neither did the touch of a ma

he fiftieth time today, feeling the sleek paper of Mar

ision take precedence over waiting patiently for him to call? I truly wish he'd call so I wouldn't be sitting here debating whether or not I should, because I just really wanted to, and I was beginning to think my real reason for not dating anybody in general, and

ords, requiring to restart from the beginning since I had

ce and operated the spy shop. Even when we're not trying to investigate, we sold a lot of surveillance equipment. She wasn't a full-fledged agent, but she

re not catching the virus of your child who has strep thr

I got flushed. In any case, it wasn't strep throat. I sipped some

wever, Jason has sen

king on a case. Isn't

only you,

a moment to start making myself presentable. It's m

g son of a bitch of a husband, as I had anticipated. A middle-aged man walked into the office. He had brown hair and eyes, was of average weight and height, and had completely average looks. I couldn't

Bella De Guzman, and I work as a private in

eau of Investigation, and working with the FBI. right now, we will need to hire you for a case that we both have. We are going to investigate the M

affairs case. I've also had no communication with Mr. Metzger. I was meant to meet with him this weekend to obtain information of his extramarital affairs, but he failed to appear. With the exce

lease take a seat

wn office, but I was having a nervous b

hat kind of assistance you need

d been misled. He was going to meet his son, which he didn't want his wife to know about. He is attempting to enti

block out what Agent Del F

n. Dr. Martin Lawson. He goes by his mother's

ed. Mostly because it refused to communicat

the surname Butcher. I'm astounded. You should be aware of this. You speak oth

n. "Of course, Metzger meant butcher. But that's not what I was trying to question." My office was cramped and cra

iving in Quezon province for five years, running in a clinic, and has had less to do with th

at had real consequences for real people. M

that. That's where

t am I doing here? You

ave

looked i

r multilingualism makes you a valuable addition as a private detective. It could help you become a better federal agent. You don't really want to work as an enticement for deceiving husbands, do you? When you

e to set up a honeytrap for Martin? to eavesd

nection with him. We'd like you to

as spy

't expect you to go to extreme levels. Yes, you still have a lot to learn. We want you to p

it also cat

kly. "It is a major offence if Dr.

unity for me to be more, that will provide a better life for my daughter? I reflected on my cramped, congested condo and how I couldn't afford childcare and had to rely on my elderly grandmother to watch my daughter so I could work. I thought working a

"Good. We'll get you a job as a barista at the cof

coffee shop to pay for college.

a bit,"

ok. This ma

nd, is it? You've been wa

ex-boyfriend needed

erman, and I did think it was a lovely language, as always, but I haven't seen

s all for

father now a law breaker as

s my way of making a

s my way of making a

, you are in an exceptional position to keep dangerous drugs off the stree

in? However,