Three hours later my plane departs, meaning one and a half hours later I ha

d appeared from behind the door. I smiled

ngling gracefully on the edge of my bed. "You sure that's enou

end." Even though it's tiring but I don't want

since college, even though now we work at different companies but we still rent an apartment t

logical mother died long ago, and Lana has no other siblings. As for me, well, I don't have parents or other siblings. I guess that's what made us so clos

at my suitcase with her hand. Then she stood up and disappeared from my bedroom door

ants. She always said her father bought them all to cheer her up,

ccess to her wardrobe. Since then I never buy clothes again. Not because I couldn't afford it, but because Lana would scold me if I bought

ce then I've been trying to train my eyes not to carelessly st

. Satisfied, she nodded to herself and then closed her suitcase. "I put some of my

er with a smi

e going to audit Shaw&Partner?" She said suddenly before droppin

in the business world, almost all CEOs and heads of companies know her father. Ev

little choked up then she swallowed hard before

ou up with him?" I sai

, I met Gregory Shaw at a conference. Do you

y dorm crying, She stayed for a few days at my dorm after that. Until n

ntinued while shrugging his shoulders indifferent

e also holds the same view when

laughed again "Well, he

was lying, but before I could ask any

ax

tcase and my shoes from under my bed and

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rport was that I didn't have my cell phone with me. After a ful

telephone booth and called Lana to tell her that I would

nly 2 hours but fatigue immediately attacked me as soon as I arrived at the airport. Partly

ed my hotel room door and spen

*

n the middle of a central business block which is almost never quiet. This

to designer boutiques. Almost everyone walking the block was wearing the same clothes as me, form

, or which bagel shop I was going to. My steps stopped next to a black SUV parked on the side of the roa

n the windshield of the SUV next to me. The windows were pitch black all ov

er. I stared at the reflection of the serious expression on my face for a moment. Even my reflection looks very ordinary, the only t

comparison to L

ection and then looked down at my watch. Still about 35 minutes to find that b

d the row of menus on display after which I ordered Avocado Salmon and coffee. A few minutes later a man brought me a salmon bagel and my coffee. He placed them on my

time." He said with a big smile, his black

I replied, s

extra free next

y hand to he

woman." He wiped his hands on his apron b

the bagels, Julio.

y, Eleanor." he replied before

and spices wafting through the air makes my stomach grow hungry,

eyes caught the SUV from earlier. The SUV stopped at

k from so far. Seconds later the car sped away, and disappeared around a bend in the road. I gl

building was, it turned out that it was th

ed me to go up to the 15th floor. Lynch in financ

rest are rented out to other companies. I can't imagine how rich Mr. The Shaw brot

few other employees and pressed the 15 button on the elevator. For a moment my eyes were fixed

floor and opened, the Shaw&Partner logo engrav

I muttered to myself as I s

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ancials of the past 6 months. She thought there was a slight mark up by her staff, but she didn't have time to p

nstead of bothering to hire an outside accountant,

office, even if it was small

esk, I think I can finish it in a week if I stay late most

?" Mrs. Lynch

ooked up f

htly as she walked. Her face reminded me of Anna Wintour,

il the incoming cash received from the Bank of Rotterdam." Her ey

mile at him. "Only t

ting something in his head, "The Bank of Rott

office. I turned my attention back to my laptop, marked the calendar

*

eat because I don't know anyone in this place, the only one I know is Mrs. Lynch. And auditors are someti

already half past 6 in the afternoon. I decided to end it and go back to the hot

wards the elevator. When I left some of the employees had alread

bered my flash drive still stuck in my office laptop. I turned

e of the heels of my shoes got stuck in the dra

ights had turned green as I bent down to pull off my shoes, sev

tuck in here. The cheapest Lana shoes could be worth a month's salar

I could, but the more my legs moved

ttention to it. Finally with a last ditch effort I

turned around a car was driving 25 meters right in front of me and it still hadn't slowed dow

It doesn't look like I'll be able to avoid

of strong arms hugged my waist and pulled me. Only a split second later the c

sound of my own heart pounding in my ear. My eyes stared straight at the w

hispers in my ear. His voice was punctuated by his sl

darkest blue eyes were looking at me,

The man was still hugging my waist, and I was also still clinging to him. One o

I can smell musk and mint from this close, pleasant smells that make my brain melt a little

tly combed back, although some of the strands were a bit messy. I could see the firmness in his face, his s

, I awkwardly let go of my hands from him. But standing with one

opped in my throat when his two dark blue eyes looked at me with an intensity that made my heart beat

gaze around us to hide my burning face. Se

away from me. I stood awkwardly in front of him, then took

it to the police after this." His deep vo

" I replied while pointing at Lana's shoe which was

e to drain my savi

pulling the corners of his mouth down then looking at me from my face down

e looked back at me, this time a fa

r." he mutter

Queen Eleanor when I say my name for the

A black SUV, the same car I saw this morning. The window where the drive

of the SUV. "I can't sleep peacefully until I make sure you're okay,

st a little bru

e. "Erik will drive you home." her com

d at us briefly then smiled at

fore getting into the SUV in front of me. He closed his car door before I could th

the pace of this car, until

en asked wha