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~Drey’s Pov~ “Whoever you think you are, you're not!” I snapped, my anger rising above my radar. “I need you in that office right now, Lucy. Don't fucking test me.” My voice was like steel—calm, but dangerous.“It's not my fault I'm out, your—” Lucy replied in a shaky voice. I ended the call before she could finish her statement. I slammed the phone on the desk so hard, it almost broke. Why the hell was I this upset? I wasn’t just pissed—something deeper clawed at me. She was out, without my say. But was it just about control… or the fact that I couldn’t stand the idea of her choosing to be out of my sight?“Why would she go out in PUBLIC!!! Without my permission? Who does she think she is?” I shot at Maxwell, my voice sharp like a razor. “Isn't she supposed to be working?” I turned to Maxwell, eyes blazing. Maxwell was in the office with me but he knew when to keep his mouth shut and when to speak. I stared at the city below through the glass window. I took in deep breaths to
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~Drey’s Pov~Wait… what?” My brows shot up, my heart thudding in disbelief.“You told him? How the hell did he find out?” I asked, over and over, like the words might change.Lucy shifted nervously, her voice barely a whisper. “It was… that night at dinner. He figured it out right away. But he told me to stay quiet. I—I was scared, Drey.”My chest tightened, I didn't want to believe what I heard. So she and my dad had been watching me fool around all these while? My eyes widened. “So all this time, you've been fooling me? ” My voice rose, sharp and cold. “God, you’re so stupid! Do you even realize what this means? He knows. He knows everything.”“Now, he has you at the tip of his fingers—waiting patiently for you to do something wrong, and then— crush you.”Lucy flinched, blinking multiple times. Her face was laced with guilt in every inch.Abigail just stared, her mouth covered with her palm in disbelief, her face was pale, and it was hard for her to take it all in. Her eyes drifted
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~Drey’s Pov~ I was taken aback by the words spoken by the strange bartender sitting across from me. I had never encountered anyone with such boldness. I was sitting alone on the plush velvet chair in the corner.She was dressed in a white shirt and short dark skirt with a neat ponytail hairstyle the way a bartender would dress. “You have such nerve to come in here and utter such rubbish.” I replied, giving her a dead look. My temper was gradually rising.“It might sound crazy, but I know if we come to an agreement we would benefit from it,” she replied, her voice sounding so soft yet intimidating. For a brief moment, I studied her with curiosity. I was assessing her, I knew it. And I was betting everything on the fact that she was only trying to seduce me. “I’m sorry I eavesdropped while you were on a call,” she continued. “I could feel your frustration through your tone. And a marriage can most definitely help you out right now. I’ve seen the news, it does not look nice at all.”
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