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Chapter 49 Aloof Guy

Emyr’s gaze lingered on her so–called innocent face. “You’re not fooling anyone.”

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Charmaine cleared her throat, her voice deliberately casual. “With me here, Mr. Emyr, you don’t need anyone else to take care of your leg. I can handle it. Trust me–I’m practically a miracle worker.”

His laugh was short and cutting, his tone as cold as winter wind. “If I left it to you, I’d end up in a coffin. You’d probably have to crawl in after me just to keep paying for your mistakes.”

Charmaine stared at him, momentarily stunned. “Excuse me?”

That one hit hard.

This man had a tongue like a razor, sharp enough to slice through stone.

Even Tad, seated up front, couldn’t hide his shock.

He had long known that Emyr’s words could be lethal, especially when his mood darkened. But this?

To suggest Ms. Nelson would accompany him to the grave?

It almost felt like there was something more beneath those words.

If Charmaine had the faintest idea what Tad was thinking, her temper would have ignited like dry kindling.

When they returned to the villa, Charmaine’s phone buzzed with a new message. Rex had sent her a screenshot.

Emyr had placed a bounty of 300 million dollars to retrieve the missing surveillance footage.

Charmaine stared at the amount, her lips curving into a dry smile. She recalled how Jonah had once offered a mere hundred million to secure Leah a kidney. Compared to this, that offer seemed laughable.

to Rex, instructing him to

patiently until

stepped forward to intercept

expression unreadable. “What do you want now?”

stood her ground. “It’s about your leg. We’ve wasted enough time. Let’s get started

condition worsened, thinking it would be easier to act then. But seeing

who had once

into her eyes, he hesitated.

say

“Great!”

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surprise. She’d braced herself for another scathing remark, not a reluctant agreement. Her smile widened,

be that excited to help

steady, while Charmaine’s footsteps trailed behind, light but determined.

a small smile crept at the edge of his lips.

in front of him, settling herself into it with

his ankle, but as her fingers brushed near

“What are

kept her voice calm, though a hint of amusement lingered in her tone. “I’m following the principles of holistic medicine–‘look, listen, ask,

There’s no need for all

Charmaine’s patience thinned.

you already? Are

in truth, she knew

they had shared a deeply intimate moment, that night had been dark, and with the help of the medicine, she had

“Charmaine!”

the stool closer and decisively rolled up his

legs are so,

well–defined, but the muscles beneath had clearly suffered from

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