Charlotte dropped her documents and made her way over to the window to marvel at the awe-inspiring view. Could Francesca be here to look for me?

“Meeting adjourned!” Danrique said in a cold voice.

The executives almost trampled over one another in their haste to leave the office.

“Danrique…”

“I knew it!” He gritted his teeth in consternation. “I know she wouldn’t be able to let go of her money, so I locked her bank cards, ID, and jewelry away in a safe downstairs. She took the bait!”

Charlotte was flabbergasted. Francesca is not here for me after all! She’s here for her money.

“Get back,” Danrique ordered before pulling open his drawer to reveal a safe painted entirely in gold. “You have no business being here.”

I’m confident that she would not be able to escape with the safe without me noticing. If she’s going to try anyway, things might get dangerous for Charlotte.

“We can talk about it, Danrique,” Charlotte pleaded.

merely flapped his

twice. Beckoning at Lupine and Morgan, the trio left hurriedly. Charlotte turned to take one

side of the safe. In that photograph, Danrique’s head was tilted with a cold expression on

lips locked though

appeared taken aback in the picture. It must have been the only photographic proof of their intimacy

obvious how much Danrique valued that photograph by holding on to it

was ironically attached to the safe

resist herself. “How did you meet

to

preparations for a fight to the death with Francesca and was not pleased to see Charlotte dawdling in

photograph of the both of you taken

was stifled when his gaze fell upon it as if he

the anger in his eyes seemed to soften as a complex mix of emotions

based on communication, Danrique,” she said gently before departing. “It’s no use being more headstrong than she is in the hopes of

elevators were crammed full of panic-stricken employees as if the devil herself had come to claim

it was that the future Mrs. Lindberg might have done? Why is everyone so afraid of

don’t think it’s wise to be here

Charlotte agreed as she eyed the crowded elevators,

Charlotte. Let’s

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