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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.”

done.” She hesitated before continuing, “But you might want to think ahead

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

had survived similar episodes before. She also wondered, though, if in her past life, Emyr had ever been given

he

thought crossed her mind, and

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

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has already left for the company, but before he left, he asked me to remind you to take it

rising within her. At least Emyr had

uncomfortable night wrapped in his damp arms, she felt sticky and out of

the shower and, once she emerged, saw a new message from Rex waiting for

dark web that Tad had assigned,

little hesitation, Charmaine typed back,

opened her laptop, entered her password, and logged into her dark web account. In

a camera Charmaine herself had destroyed. Trying to restore it seemed impossible.

video and started typing

movements.

was compressed

her bed, closing her eyes and letting out a long breath, grateful to have a moment to

Cross Group.

CEO’s office.

at his desk, his eyes scanning a multi–million–dollar contract, though his mind felt a million miles away. Ten minutes

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

unfocused. Without a word, Tad handed over

had entered the hallway, just before the

showed Robin

his black jacket, revealing a nurse’s

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