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"Not really," he shrugged. Paul was just a good businessman. We ran a little deal years back, but it was strictly business, that was it. He knew my father."

He didn't sound suspicious in anyway. He answered so casually, like he didn't have anything up his sleeves.

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"So she dropped herself, balancing her anxiety by cutting through the beef. "You didn't talk to him or have any conflict. prior to his murder?

Kage chuckled, giving her a ridiculing look, "What are you, a detective?" He scoffed. "Detective Sylvie?"

She rolled her eyes, smiling and easing some of the tension

"Why are you asking these questions? Did anyone say something to you?"

Sylvie looked up at him. 'Is anyone supposed to say something to me?' she was tempted to ask, but she couldn't be stupid

about this

"Of course, not," she shook her head, lowering her gaze to her plate. "You know, since you were the president of the Group. I was thinking you'd know something something helpful." "Why are you this concerned about him? No offense, I know he's dead and I'm sad about it, but you didn't really know Paul. Did you?"

Kage

Sylvie

sighed. "I kind of knew him a little. He was a nice man. continued eating. Yeah, he was"

When they finished from She asked as she and Kage exited the restaurant. finished from the restaurant, Sylvie was so full, she almost believed she wouldn't need to eat for three days. But who was she kidding? In a couple of hours, she'd be hungry again.

"Can we go for a

"A walk? Why?"

do walks, Kage?"

a busy road with her at night, but

he signaled his guards standing outside his car to follow closely

for a moment she being pregnant, taking a walk with the father of her babies like a normal couple. It was funny. And somehow, it hurt Sylvie that

shirts and dresses

with embarrassment. Well, it wasn't her fault, but she was so nervous about it. What would people think, seeing her,

know you never planned for this," he continued. "But it's already happened, Sylvic. How long do you think those shirts

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save you for! Soon, you won't even

rubbing my nightmares in my face?" She rolled

my kids are a

You

know that's not what I mean. Stop acting

"Well,

"Oh,

I sure

of your marriage. You'll be occupied with a new

Her'

would I do that!? Oh, please! You can get married to the world if you want. Afterall, I'm equally

faded. "You need to quit

She

her eyes but didn't

was so much warmth in her heart, she began to wonder why she'd never seen this part of Kage Returning to

soon as she saw them, she stood

babe" She went to

sight. She tore her gaze away as quickly

had his hands around

good. Tried calling severally,

"Yeah, I was busy."

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