"You don't seem to be scared, Ms. Miller; looks like you're aware of what you'll face tonight, right?" Her brow lifted, Carol exuded an air of nonchalance, and she even leaned back slightly "Who sent you?" "Who else but Mr. Brown? He said he's bored of you. Thinks it's our turn for a bit of fun." "Is that so?" Carol's eyelashes fluttered down as if she were contemplating something.

Unable to restrain himself, the thug lunged at her.

With a swift roll, Carol dodged, but her head clipped the edge of a table, leaving her dazed.

The man grabbed her hair with a snarl, "You think you can fricking run from us?" Just as he finished his threat, the door to the coffee shop was kicked off its hinges, and a few bodyguards rushed in.

Carol, hand pressed to her bleeding forehead, watched as the bodyguards swiftly subdued her attackers. While Carol grabbed a glass aside, shattered it on the floor and ferociously dragged a shard across her wrist.

Blood poured from the wound, panic etching into the bodyguards' faces.

exit, her voice cool and detached, "Take these guys away and teach them smanners. I don't want Felix to suspect a

with anger. How could he hand it over so

send smen to protect her; she hadn't wanted to trouble Maja with this, given her pregnancy and the fact that she was supposed to

reliable, responding even in the dead of

loss, Carol collapsed

next morning, Felix bombarded her phone with calls,

he know she was in the hospital. He immediately left an important meeting and hurried to the

and receiving IV fluids. The doctor cited significant blood loss. Felix's expression darkened; he instructed the man near him, "Find out what happened." He left with the order right

Brown, Ms. Miller received a message from you about the letter of understanding and left to meet you. Instead, she was ambushed by a group of men. No one knows exactly what transpired, but passersby intervened and saved her." His message? But Felix had sent no

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