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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.”

you might want to think ahead next time. If something like this happens again, it

how a man as strong, as proud as Emyr, had broken down so easily

She also wondered, though, if in her past life, Emyr had ever been

he never did?

mind, and she lowered her

manor have all been dealt with,” Alfred continued, “and Tad arranged for ten generators to keep Mr. Emyr’s medicine frozen. Everything’s under

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but before he left, he

rising within her. At least

in his damp arms, she felt sticky

the shower and, once she emerged, saw

web that Tad had assigned, asking if Charmaine needed any help.

little hesitation, Charmaine typed back,

into her dark web account. In her inbox was

was footage from a camera Charmaine herself had destroyed. Trying to

video and started typing with

movements.

video was compressed and sent out via

herself to relax. She sank onto her bed, closing her eyes and letting out a long breath, grateful to have a

Cross Group.

CEO’s office.

though his mind felt a million miles away. Ten minutes passed, and not

throat softly. “Mr. Emyr,

him, his eyes unfocused. Without a word, Tad handed over a

picked up from where Robin had entered the hallway, just

the video clearly showed Robin

his black jacket, revealing a nurse’s

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