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Charmaine awoke, the sunlight pouring through the window and nudging her from sleep.

She squinted, instinctively raising her hand to block the brightness.

Once her eyes adjusted, she sat up, still feeling a bit groggy.

The room, large and elegant, was empty. Emyr, the one who should’ve been there, was nowhere to be found.

Had he used her and just left without a word?

“Typical,” she muttered under her breath.

But then, as the thought settled in, something else hit her.

Hadn’t she done the same thing not too long ago?

Great. The so–called villain was just as bad as she was.

Shaking off the thoughts, she stood and opened the door, intending to return to her room for some quiet time.

But there, standing outside, was Alfred.

They both paused, caught off guard by the unexpected meeting.

Alfred was the first to break the silence, offering a wide smile. “Ms. Nelson, you’re awake! How are you feeling?”

“Uh, Alfred, I think you’ve got the wrong person,” she said, her brow furrowed.

If anyone should’ve been unwell, it was Emyr, not her.

Alfred quickly cleared his throat, his demeanor shifting to one of genuine respect and appreciation. “Thanks to you, Ms. Nelson. Mr. Emyr made it through the night without any problems. We really appreciate what you did.”

no need for thanks. It’s what I should’ve done.” She hesitated before continuing, “But you might

strong, as proud as Emyr, had broken down so easily after just ten minutes of

couldn’t fathom how he had survived similar episodes before. She also wondered, though, if in her past

he

her mind, and she

in the manor have all been dealt with,” Alfred continued, “and Tad arranged for ten generators to

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get some rest. Mr. Emyr has already left for the company, but before he left, he asked me to remind you to take it easy for the next few days.”

satisfaction rising within her.

in his damp arms, she felt

into the shower and, once she emerged, saw a new message

the dark web that Tad had assigned, asking if

hesitation, Charmaine typed back, “I’ll take care of it.”

her password, and logged into her dark web account. In her inbox was the video Rex had

Charmaine herself had destroyed.

the corrupted video and started typing with quick,

movements.

was compressed

task out of the way, Charmaine finally allowed herself to relax. She sank onto her bed, closing her eyes and letting out

Cross Group.

CEO’s office.

mind felt a million miles away. Ten minutes passed, and

his throat softly. “Mr. Emyr, the hospital surveillance

unfocused. Without a word, Tad handed

picked up from where Robin had entered the hallway,

video clearly showed Robin walking into the

black jacket, revealing a nurse’s uniform underneath.

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