ler moved into a guest su

roject testing and to help with Camilla

of dress-simple, elegant, understated. She

alist silk blouse with a gaudy diamond necklace, a j

ting together, she would say with a sigh, "Does your mommy ever ha

irt, would mumble, "Mommy says logi

silly! Our little Camilla is a genius at everythin

ties and attention Janessa showed

sa and Camilla laughing on the living room floor, building a complex Lego cast

pened his laptop. An unread email in his inbox happened to be from Leo Vance, Christoper's former assistant. T

lided over, carrying a cup of coffee, her b

hausted! I made your fa

ed distraction. He took the cup

trackpad. A flick of the wrist marked the email as

fee and looked back at the laptop screen, a little puzzled.

a's been wonderful! Haven't you, sweetie? We went to the scienc

Janessa, nodded vigorously. "Yeah! I'm fine!

she was busy. She only talked for a minute. She didn't even a

ting annoyance at Christoper's "disappearance" and "unprofessional" resigna

, smiling Camilla. This was the family life he wanted. C

s eyes and knew she was one step c

"Edmund, don't be angry. Maybe Christoper just ne

ctly what he wanted to hear. He p

ed domestic bliss, a private helico

for the Davos AI summit. Her eyes scanned t

ton, CEO, Ha

o speak at one of

smile touch

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