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Sophie didn’t buy a word of Nichole’s bluster. “Sure, have Ms. Rowena come up with that billion first, then she can ask me for that box,” she retorted.

Turning to the security guard, she said, “Show her out.”

The guard approached Nichole, “Ms. Rowena, please leave.”

Nichole, seething with anger, slapped him hard. “Who do you think you are, telling me to leave?!”

Sophie’s eyes turned icy. She wasn’t keen on getting involved, considering her frail health, but Nichole was pushing her luck.

Just as Sophie was about to head downstairs to put Nichole in her place, Gordon’s voice cut through the tension, “Rick, shut her up.”

“Yes, sir.”

  • forward and delivered two crisp slaps to Nichole’s face. She didn’t even have a chance to fight back, and the bodyguards

    were even more impressive than Jonah’s, Odie’s right–hand man.

    stepped back behind Gordon, who wheeled

    Nichole’s face. She remembered how he had once stepped in when she falsely accused Harold of misconduct. Gordon was known

    smile, Nichole

    Rowena, by attacking a member of the Aldridge family, you’ve

    Mr. Gordon… he’s just a security guard, he…”

    of the Aldridge family, and no

    cut her off, his tone icy. “You can leave on your own, Ms. Rowena,

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    menacing presence left Nichole no choice. Feeling the sting on her cheeks and

    from these people? And why did Sophie, who was bankrupt, still have so many loyal supporters?

    floor. “I could have handled

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