Chapter 108

Chapter 108:

Not wanting to appear discourteous, Rachel lifted her own glass and drank. Though unfamiliar with the intricacies of business dinner etiquette, she recognized that she couldn’t always rely on Trey to intercept drinks on her behalf.

“I appreciate your directness. Such qualities make for excellent business relationships,” Kern remarked, raising another glass. Rachel found herself obligated to match his second toast.

By the dinner’s conclusion, a noticeable haziness had settled over Rachel’s consciousness. She consoled herself with the relatively early hour, planning to sleep off the effects at her hotel.

As Kern exited the private room, he immediately placed a call. “Ms. Santos, everything proceeded according to your specifications.”

“Rest assured, I’ll advocate for you in any future dealings with the White family,” Doris replied with practiced smoothness.

“Much appreciated,” Kern concluded before ending the call.

and hat,

crept through her body. Despite her low

coursed through her, accompanied by a growing

hot. Could

Hot?

studied her with growing concern, noting her flushed complexion. “Could you be

Rachel mumbled, tugging at

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his gaze from her flushed skin and adjusted the temperature controls. “Hold

“Alright,” she responded weakly.

a sinister smile played across her features when she found it was a man. “Even your devoted assistant must have

assisting Rachel from the building, her

called for room service, increasingly worried about Rachel’s deteriorating condition. The drugs in her system had begun to take full effect, stripping

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