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dri

ks reverberated through the lobby, f

until the receptionist prevented the next, which mad

thdrew hers and gave her the last one, which rang directl

is?" She challenged Mabel, her eyes red with tea

g me that question? After speaking to my clients so rudely like

t offense, she countered, "That was

preading across her lips as though she

e so cold and authoritative that it gave me goosebumps. "

bbish; a sack letter wouldn't have been the only thing you would have gotten

ze with anger before saying, "I'll go alrigh

e tried to hurt me again. Everyone was taken aback by the un

of my might on her. But she was unrelenting in her atte

otten me fired; what's the worst

h one another, Mabel gave the security guards a directive,

st the chaos, one of the g

me. "You might have tricked Madame Mabel to think you're innocent, but

ng but a path

," I shot back, struggling to break free from her grasp. "Attacking someone because you lost

other job in the blink of an eye, but you are never getting to get a hold of that man you came to seek becau

chest, as the guards at last forced her away

estioned, his face showi

ke in the events of the previous

by security, her expression twisted with con

ss of water." She handed it ov

please accept my sincere apologies for the embarra

and I'm only concerned about seeking out the ma

ent of pine mixed with musk filled my nose, causi

as h

eatures hidden by a mask, but, even with Madame Mabel by my side, the

asked, but even in my slumber, I could recognize him as th

ncern as he took in the

he world appeared to revolve around me, and my vision became blurry. I fell to t

g vanished, leaving just a linger

*

the subtle murmur of voices in the vicinity. I groaned and tried to sit up, blinking qui

e loomed over me, her fear imprinted across her

take it easy and tell me how you feel now

I returned the question, as I w

ing my thoughts like leaves in the wind. "My dear, there's

ady aching to know. "Wha

with mine. "You're pregnant," she annou

ke time stood still. Expecting a baby? My mind ke

words, my mind reeling with di

at this was actually my reality, since