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plain but Raymond ha

this, you frus

pounce on her when Jas

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alked away and she

d for a brief moment, she

d she wondered if he was thinking

a venomous look, but Jason's firm s

" Nora muttered u

ard meeting, wait fo

he board room le

ing. She had been to his office earlier today,

ngy boss

the way the sunlight streaming through the window

s that had erupted earlier. Her eyes wandered to the boo

ook, running her fingers ov

ice". She smiled, remembering how her mother

one of which caught her eye. It was a picture

oman was and what thei

bored. She glanced at her watch and notic

r if her boss was go

a phone ring. She looked at the table, and it was

one when she heard the sound

r boss walked in, looki

u doing with

eyes narrowing

said that, he snatched the phone from h

la couldn't help but wonder who

help but notice the way his voice softened

as this "Teddy Bear" person, and wha

impse of his expression. Raymond's eyes met hers,

chest, but she quickly looked

ng about her siblings, Adrian and

ere having a goo

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be his g

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home we can celebrate togeth

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itting with their best fr

are dead and th

kids said, Why The r

y, but Adrian manag

more worthy of our atten

d his sister calling them all sorts o

of it. She stood up, her eyes flashing with anger, and Adri

level," he whispered, tr

blazing with fury. Adrian knew that look all too well - it wa

ng the way their mother used

uations like this, and he tri

g the silence in Raymond's office. She glanced at the

you come home we can

d, accompanied

ied to the message, fee

s Raymond finished his call and

show you t

now," he s

show you t

onto hers, his gaze intense. "One more thing, Mi

scheduled for tonight, 8 PM

pine. What kind of meeting could he possibly want with her at his

in, and she saw a message from

ve into

she stared at the message

and how did they know about Raymond's meeting? She felt a sense of

imposing presence made her won

ad to attend the meeting. It was her boss's

ubt in her mind. What if Raymond's inten

dn't shake off the feeling that she was walking into a trap. The unkno

screamed caution. As they stepped into the penthouse, she noticed the lack of s

, Miss Smith," Raymond said

ted a hidden camera in the corner, and her hear

Mikaela realized she might be in grave danger. Sh

was behind this? And wha

ela's instincts kicked in. She knew

leave, Raymond's grip

whispered, his breath hot against her ear. M

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