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“Madam, Mr. Nichols sent us to pick you up. Please, come with us,” the driver said politely.

Debra looked over and found him unfamiliar. “Where’s Joe?”

“Joe had something to handle, so I came instead,” the driver replied, his tone respectful yet hurried.

Debra pressed further, “I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

“I’m new, ma’am. Just hired,” he explained.

“With Juan hiring new drivers, how would I not know?” Debra mused.

Only Juan required a dedicated driver in the entire company. Before today, only Joe had filled that role. Even when Joe wasn’t available, one of the other company drivers would step in. She had never seen this man before.

The driver faltered, unsure of how to respond, but he swiftly moved to open the car door for her. She leaned in, peeking through the car window, and spotted a man’s silhouette in the backseat.

Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around her from behind. A rough hand clamped a cloth over her mouth and nose.

Debra’s eyes widened in shock as a gruff voice muttered in her ear,” Sorry, Mrs. Nichols, but someone wants you out of the picture.”

and darkness claimed her as she

the driver and barked,

From the first floor of the Nichols‘ residence, Hester watched the

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the expansive

realized the gravity of the situation. Debra

in from the living room,

struggled to compose herself, her expression tro ‘ed as she

Nichols Sr., it’ll be ready soon,” she

noticed Hester’s distress. “What’s wrong? You look like you’ve

Hester averted her gaze, biting

witnessed. If she did,

rescued.

down, she wanted Debra out of the picture. Then the position of Mrs.

at his phone as he wrapped

message from Debra popped up on the screen. [Where

tightening with unease. He hadn’t sent Debra any messages recently. He opened the chat and scrolled up, finding the last message had indeed come from

he called out, his voice laced

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