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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?”

brow 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

Naomi grew glum. Anger and hatred

moment longer. Waving his hand to dismiss her, he said, “You can go now. Be careful on your way out, and don’t contact me

that Naomi would be tailgated, so he had two of his

out so little information despite all the effort she had put

called her to exchange information and 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”

these traits could become

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

smile, “Don’t mention it. I mean, I even

of money.

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this, Tabitha felt a

well that night. The

night. She awoke early the next

to worry.

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

pain in her stomach, Tabitha washed up and put on a change of clothes, then went downstairs

the smell of dairy coming from the milk made

half a glass of milk, but it only worsened the churning sensation in her stomach. She bolted into the bathroom after that and threw up into

this was her morning sickness at

George heard the sound of Tabitha throwing up, he quickly headed

then, and her face was ashen when she emerged from the bathroom. George was shocked to see how pale her

were.

Jarvis, you don’t look too well. Are you feeling alright? Do you

said feebly, “Don’t worry, it’s just morning sickness.

you’re bleeding!” George suddenly alerted her, cutting her off.

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