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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

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

even think about sowing discord here. I’ve already told Edgar about my pregnancy. He said he would treat the child as his

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

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

and swollen.

eyes widened in shock and fury.

even if I can’t touch you, I can deal

Erica fumed with

on with satisfaction. In the past, Debra had always looked down on her. Now

Edgar said, holding

restaurant, followed by the bodyguards. Once they

she asked anxiously, examining

shook her head. “Just a bit of ringing in my

frowned. “How did Shelia manage to hook up with Edgar? How could he like

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