"A month from now, something terrible will happen to Crispin. He'll end up in jail, and then you, trying to protect him, will be threatened, leading to the Sutton family's bankruptcy and Mrs. Sutton's serious illness..."

Calliope looked at Fintan with utmost seriousness. Her beautiful face showed not a hint of jest. Her eyes were filled with an intense earnestness. "Fintan, I'm not joking. You might think this is unbelievable, but it will happen. We have to stop it!"

"Callie, are you having some sort of delusion?" Fintan cautiously reached out and felt Calliope's forehead. "How about I take you to a doctor?"

Fintan figured Calliope was probably distressed from cutting ties with the Jewell family, which had affected her mentally.

"Fintan, I'm fine. I'm clear-headed," Calliope insisted, looking him straight in the eye.

Fintan gazed into Calliope's eyes and saw her genuine concern for the Sutton family. She seemed to really mean it.

"Fintan, you don't have to do much. Just stop one person from entering your company. Crispin will get into trouble because of her."

office this afternoon, Crispin is interviewing for a secretary. A woman named Sandra will apply.

practically pleading. "Please believe me, Fintan. I'd never harm you or the Sutton family!" Fintan chuckled softly, "How could you possibly

didn't quite believe it since it sounded too

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I'll check it out," Fintan replied,

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refusing his offer of some pocket money, he insisted, telling her to reach out if she

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brought up the issue over lunch with

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