Chapter 197 The Check

All night, Sadie Roth was plagued by nightmares. Upon awakening at dawn, she found herself bathed in sweat...

Her eyes shot open as she stared at the ceiling as her breaths came in frantic gasps...

It took a while to collect herself and recognize she was safe within the walls of her villa's bedroom before she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Feeling sticky and uncomfortable, she got up to shower, only noticing then that her fingers were cut and stung when water hit them.

She didn't dwell on it-probably a scrape from last night's escape.

After freshening up, she stepped out of her room to a knocking at the door, followed by Dahlia's voice, "Miss Roth, may I come in?" "Come in," she replied.

Dahlia entered, carrying a birdcage.

Inside, Coco lay quietly, timidly scanning these strange new surroundings...

Upon spotting Sadie Roth, Coco's demeanor instantly brightened, and despite its injured wing, it flapped excitedly, shrieking, "Mommy, mommy!"

forward to

landed on Sadie's shoulder,

Sadie murmured,

snuggled into the nook of her neck like a child

got soul," Dahlia remarked

little

needs some rest. Change the dressing every other day and it'll be all better in about a

"I owe Coco my

threatening packages. Don't worry, Andrew and I will handle everything." "Really?" Sadie was visibly shaken. "The ones targeting VIC Group are Mr. Clemens' business rivals-why would they want

pointedly, then swiftly changed the subject. "By the way, Micah Clemens has invited

respond, Dahlia had already

Sadie Roth reflected on last night's ordeal, she realized she had made a promise in a moment of desperation to save her life. Was Micah Clemens now going to force her to seal the deal? The thought sent her into a panic. God, if she actually signed that agreement, wouldn't she become

"Mia, Mia!"

Coco's voice snapped Sadie out

You need to be

"Mia, Nathan, Noah..."

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