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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.

about sowing discord here. I’ve already told Edgar

one?” Erica scoffed, then turned to Edgar, “Mr. Odom, you’re doing a good job as

wrinkled his brow, and one of his men stepped forward to lash out

and swollen.

widened in shock and

even if I can’t touch you,

fumed

the past,

Edgar

by the bodyguards. Once they were gone, Erica rushed to Debra’s side, her eyes

she asked anxiously, examining Debra’s

head. “Just a bit of ringing in my ears, I’ll be

manage to hook up with Edgar?

“Perhaps he is protecting Shelia because of the

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