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ruin me but also to take Amerie, my beloved daughter, away from my custody. It wa

ave seemed like silly questions. Each time, I probed to ensure she wasn't secretly en

derstand how crucial this is, right? I can't afford an

assure you that I'm fully committed to your cause. I'm here to support y

midst the chaos. I knew I could trust her unwavering loyalty. And i

ask questions that, in hindsight, seemed absurd. "Nora, have you noticed anyone following you

n, I promise you, I haven't noticed anything unusual. My focus has been

ill, I couldn't help but feel like I was teetering on the edge of a precipice, unsure

d. And she did just th

daughter, Amerie. Paranoia gnawed at me day and night, leaving me with no choice but to take extreme precautions. One

the inner sanctum of my office. As I sat across from Nora in our meetings, my facade of composed professionalism masked

retion. His presence was an insurance policy, a safeguard against any potential betrayal. I knew the

mly lit, inconspicuous café. The low hum of conversations around u

been tailing Nora Bennett discreetly for a while now, as per your

n't help but feel a pang of guilt for invading Nora's privacy, but

hing...suspicious?"

Mr. Hudson. She goes to work, runs errands, and occasionally m

icious activity was a relief, but it also heightened my sense of unease

etective. "I need to know if anything changes

evident. "Of course, Mr. Hudson. I'l

apped in a web of secrets and deception. I had never envisioned mysel

appeared ordinary and devoid of any suspicious activity. It was both reassuring and

ad grown more significant with each passing day. She was no longer just my executive assistant;

help but think about Nora. It had been weeks since I had instructed the detective to keep

oughts, and I looked up to see Nora standin

Mr. Hudson?" she as

longated shadows across the room. The unresolved tension of the situation had been

have you ever felt like you were being watche

In the gentle wash of the desk lamp, her eyes held a hint of

nnecessary panic and complications. And yet, part of me wished she had noticed, that she had taken some precautions of

e I had hired to watch over her movements. It was a secret I had guarded

ed secret pressing on me. "It's probably nothing, just my ima

nd she nodded slowly. "Alrigh

to shadow her every move was one I had made impulsively, out of a desire to protect my daughter and, t

repercussions of my actions. I was relieved that Nora hadn't picked up on any signs of surveill

cutive assistant I had come to rely on. She went through the challe