"Shouldn't the boss be back by now?"

After finishing a game, Beck threw down his cards and checked his watch. It was already 5:40 PM.

"He should be back any minute-"

Moss didn't even get to finish his sentence before a car horn blared outside. Instantly, he jumped up, and Beck, along with their two bodyguards, followed suit.

A sleek, dark blue Maserati rolled up and came to a stop outside the villa. Moss and Beck exchanged confused glances. Whose car was that? It definitely wasn't their boss's.

The car door swung open, and a pair of stylish boots hit the ground. The moment they saw the woman's face, Moss and Beck's expressions shifted dramatically.

What was Ms. Abbey doing here!?

Abbey strode purposefully toward them, Elijah at her side, flanked by a squad of bodyguards. There was no avoiding this. As she approached, Moss took the initiative to greet her, very politely, "Ms. Abbey." Abbey nodded curtly, "Where's Connor?"

Moss was about to answer when Beck jumped in hurriedly, "The boss went to

Flora! After saying that, Abbey should get the hint and leave,

finished speaking, the atmosphere tensed up, turning awkward. Abbey's face darkened. Mentioning Flora in front of her-wasn't Beck just trying to

thought alone

but

so... Had

progressed that far? Her hear twisted painfully, but she kept

indifference. "No worries, I'll wait

she moved to walk into the

anything you need, you can tell us, and we'll pass the message

wanted to see Connor, have a chat. I'll wait

the bodyguards behind them formed a solid, silent

icy. She had come all this way, and she couldn't even get past the front door?

you deaf? Didn't you hear what our lady said?"

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