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Edgar’s voice was as hard and unyielding as steel. “Yes.”

Erica met his gaze head–on, her lips curling into a sneer. “Mr. Odom, it seems you’ve been the top dog in Booton for too long. You’re forgetting that Seamar City has its own rules. Even if the Frazier Group is bankrupt, I am protecting Debra. With Marlon and the Osborne family backing her up, you might find it hard to leave Seamar City tomorrow if you do anything stupid today.”

“Are you threatening Edgar?” Shelia growled defiantly, pointing at Erica. “What’s Debra to you? Why are you protecting her? She’s dragging her feet about divorcing Juan while stringing along Marion. You should be disgusted with her.”

Erica’s temper flared. “Shut up!”

Debra, sensing the storm about to break, quickly intervened. “Miss Miles, don’t get worked up the baby.

It’s bad for

All eyes turned to Shelia’s belly. The news of her pregnancy with Juan’s child had spread like wildfire, ensuring that everyone in the country knew of her condition.

of the baby, Shelia tightened her grip on Edgar’s arm. “Don’t even think about sowing discord here. I’ve already

that you have a new love, have you forgotten the old one?” Erica scoffed, then turned to Edgar, “Mr. Odom, you’re doing a good job as a stand–in, but I wonder what you see in Shelia. She’s just a

of his men stepped forward to lash out at Debra,

and swollen.

eyes widened in

if I can’t touch you, I can

fumed with

down Debra’s mouth, and Shella looked on with satisfaction. In the

Edgar said, holding her

Once they were gone, Erica rushed to Debra’s side, her

right?” she asked anxiously,

bit of ringing in my ears, I’ll be

manage to hook up with Edgar? How could he

protecting Shelia because of the

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