ter

; she couldn't recall what had happened. As her gaze took in the unfamiliar room, she realized that it was illuminated by the sun's gentle rays. She yawned and

arity, and she found herself walking briskly through the corridor, casting quick glances in all directions. Moments later, she arrived at what appeared to be a Mari

with Becca, sort of her party, the pieces

reeted her with a wave, which she returned with a smile. Based on his attire, she deduced tha

Williams, aren'

r situation, waking up in one of the dockside condos wh

r baby over there?" H

her shoulder to find

of my job to oversee your boat and a f

couldn't help but feel utterly confused,

hed her party. The memories came flooding back: she hadn't wanted a party in the first place, but she had done it for Becca's sake. As she stood star

miliar voice cal

d, turning around t

ght embrace. "What the hell happened last night? You ditched

d, breaking the embrace. "I found myse

-explain that again," Becca chuckled, clea

skeptical reaction. "But I need to get the hell out of here." Af

normal routine, back to business. The disruption caused by the party and its af

*

tney for the night, furious that he had failed to follow through with his assignment to capture photos and

s a waitress interjected, trying to def

o the surface as he realized that his plan had completely unrave

ed significant effort into this plan, only for them to carelessly let it fall apart. His eyes r

intensifying as he learned that things had gone awry the previous night.

ut she was gone before I could get there, and I tried searching for her e

s cheek, sending him staggering and nearly collapsing to the ground. Jessica watched in

?" Hernandez spat, his voice laced with fury as t

ted to reason with Hernandez. "What more do you wan

eneath the surface. " is never enough!" he declared before mak

home from school because she couldn't keep up with the bills. All the while, Courtney had been living a life of luxury as the golden child.

e life being groomed and prepared to succeed their father as CEO, carrying on the family legacy at WEB. Hernandez exhaled deeply, determination etched on his face. As long as h

voice cut through his thoughts, her

his voice now low and calm. "I

d, offering assurance. "Whatever

s through his hair. "We need new plan," he

time?" Jessica asked, prompting

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