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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.”

thanks. It’s what I should’ve done.” She hesitated before continuing, “But you might want to think ahead next time. If something like this happens again, it could

man as strong, as proud as Emyr, had broken down

She also wondered, though, if in her

if he

her mind, and she lowered her gaze.

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

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for the company, but before he

rising within her. At least Emyr had shown

an uncomfortable night wrapped in his damp arms, she felt

jumped into the shower and, once she emerged, saw a

that

little hesitation, Charmaine typed back, “I’ll take care of

her dark web account. In her inbox was the video Rex had

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

corrupted video and started typing with quick,

movements.

half an hour, the video was compressed and sent out via email.

herself to relax. She sank onto her bed, closing her eyes and letting out

Cross Group.

CEO’s office.

eyes scanning a multi–million–dollar contract, though his mind felt a million miles away. Ten minutes passed, and not a single word of the contract had

Emyr, the hospital surveillance

him, his eyes unfocused. Without a word, Tad

where Robin had entered the hallway,

showed Robin walking into

shed his black jacket, revealing a nurse’s uniform

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