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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

The news of her pregnancy with Juan’s child had spread like wildfire, ensuring

sowing discord here. I’ve already told Edgar about my pregnancy. He

for Juan, holding his position above everything else. Now 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 liar. Your

his brow, and one of his men stepped forward to lash out at Debra, leaving

and swollen.

in

said, even if I

fumed with

the past, Debra had always looked

go,” Edgar said, holding

bodyguards. Once they were gone, Erica rushed to

you all right?” she asked anxiously, examining

a bit of

manage to hook up with Edgar? How could he like

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