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Tabitha heard the word “Em” being uttered, but before she could figure out if the word referred to Ethan, the radio went silent again. At once, she grew anxious.

Emmanuel turned off the radio and reached toward Naomi, then made a beckoning motion.

Naomi understood this and immediately handed him the envelope.

Emmanuel opened the envelope, glanced at the so–called evidence inside it, and began to examine the folder in earnest.

Before long, he found a bug placed in the corner of the envelope.

‘Stupid girl! She nearly blew our cover!‘ Emmanuel pinched the bean- sized bug in his hand as his lips curled into a frighteningly cold smile.

He had chalked Tabitha up to be a woman who went crazy for love, but she was proving to be quite an interesting character. ‘She could do better than Malcolm.’

Without another word, Emmanuel went to the sink and threw the bug into

the water.

On the other end, Tabitha was still listening attentively when a loud static suddenly assaulted her eardrums. She frantically took out her earpiece. ‘Crap, he discovered the bug!‘

Naomi watched Emmanuel’s every move in shock, but as anxious as she was, she dared not speak.

Emmanuel glanced at her coldly and snapped, “You idiot! You almost screwed things up for us!”

Naomi asked immediately, “What’s going on, Mr. Sinclair? What did you

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find in the envelope?”

at her. “Tabitha’s a lot smarter than you, so be careful when you’re dealing with her. You can’t rise to the bait so easily, or you’ll come off as a simpleton, and

Naomi grew glum. Anger and hatred flashed in

face for another moment longer. Waving his hand to dismiss her, he said, “You can go now. Be careful

saying this, he became worried that Naomi would be tailgated, so he had

disappointed to have only dug out so little information

heard how crestfallen she sounded, he comforted her, “At least it wasn’t all for nothing. If nothing else, we discovered two things: one, the person’s name has the word “Em” in it;

was that these traits could become useful leads in

traits, Tabitha nodded and said, “Yeah, you’re right. Thanks for

replied with a smile, “Don’t mention it. I mean, I even gained

had spent a lot of money.

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the thought of this, Tabitha felt a little better.

did not sleep well that night. The matter of the bug kept

She awoke early the next day and felt a dull ache in her stomach.

began to worry.

of the truth, and all those late nights were starting to

washed up and put on a change of clothes, then went downstairs

the smell of dairy coming from the milk made her gag.

the churning sensation in her stomach. She

her morning sickness at work.

of Tabitha throwing up,

emerged from the bathroom. George was

were.

“Ms. Jarvis, you don’t look too well. Are you feeling alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

said feebly, “Don’t worry, it’s just morning sickness. I’ll be fine after a

bleeding!” George suddenly alerted her,

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