Chapter 19

Raymond sat alone in the empty living room, his mind wandering. He suddenly remembered that, back at the office, the kid had always been on her own.

She must have felt scared, right?

For a moment, he'd actually wanted to press her, to demand exactly where she'd gone. But he forced himself to let it go.

After all, to her, they were little more than strangers bound by paperwork. If he started interrogating her now, she'd probably end up resenting him.

Still, Raymond couldn't help but worry. He dialed Adler's number.

At that very moment, Adler was tangled up with his girlfriend, their goodbyes dragging out with reluctant kisses. Just as things got heated, his phone buzzed on the nightstand, making both of them jump.

The interruption instantly killed the mood. Adler's girlfriend groaned, "Who the hell is it?"

Adler glanced at the screen, jaw clenched. "Damn corporate overlord," he muttered under his breath, the light in his eyes flickering out.

He groaned, half to himself, "I swear I'm quitting tomorrow. I'm done with this."

But as he grumbled, his body betrayed him he was already pulling his shirt back

on.

A few seconds later, he answered the call, suddenly all meek politeness. "Hello, Mr. Carmichael."

voice dripped with

out where Citrine went today," Raymond said curtly,

later,

Carmichael, Miss Citrine went to Crestwood. Beyond that, I couldn't

his

even Adler couldn't dig up anything, someone must have gone out of their way

afternoon, when Citrine came home, she found Raymond

realized his eyes

his illness. "Raymond?" Citrine poked him, calling

of

"Damn, he's burning up."

he been like

on holiday this week, so

temperature. When she saw the thermometer nearly hit 104, she quickly gave him one

him on the couch,

headed to the kitchen to

allowance. Whenever Sawyer was away, it was

the staff not to cook for her, and no one

to fend for herself in the kitchen, and her

Citrine managed

night, to keep an eye on him, Citrine simply grabbed a

fever had finally broken. The fog in

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