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On the other end of the line, Emyr’s voice was calm, devoid of any emotion. “Alfred said you were being bullied at school. He thought bribing your classmates with expensive cakes would make things easier for

you.

Charmaine was on the verge of tears. She hadn’t expected such a ridiculous misunderstanding. “Really? Please thank Alfred for being so thoughtful.“,

She was just about to explain herself when Emyr’s cold voice cut in again. “Were the cakes very expensive?”

“They were! Each one cost more than 180,000 dollars and he bought three. Even if I lived ten lifetimes. I wouldn’t be able to afford cakes that expensive!”

In an attempt to smooth things over, she quickly added with a flattering tone, “Thank you, Mr. Emyr. for being so considerate. You really went above and beyond.”

A low chuckle came from the other end of the call.

Once Charmaine shivered instinctively, Emyr’s indifferent voice, tinged with cruel amusement, reached her ears. “I didn’t go above and beyond. The cost will be deducted from your salary.”

Charmaine was stunned. “I have a salary? How much?”

“Ten thousand a month. You’ll work until it’s all paid off.”

a month? I would have to work for

compensation and Host productivity to that. The final amount will be

“No-!”

Beep, beep, beep.

ended, leaving Charmaine wailing in

on the other

enough, Emyr leaned back in his chair with a fleeting smirk playing on his lips before disappearing

meeting room with his usual cold expression and said,

executives quickly snapped back to attention, hastily focusing on the

a fire in their hearts.

had just witnessed Emyr being yelled at

help but wonder if Emyr was

class, Charmaine didn’t return to Eastlake but made

paralyzed, and Bennett initially wanted to send her back to their

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close family members meant Jane would have been left to rely on distant relatives who had neither the means nor the motivation to care for

insistence and promise to cover the costs of her stay in the sanatorium

races at Death’s Cliff, claimed the high prize money that allowed her to pay off

yet not a single member of the Reads had come to check on her. This incident got her marked absent from classes on

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