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She pulled away, glancing down at the message that had just come through. Her heart skipped a beat as she read it.

"There's a car outside waiting for you. Get in or you're gonna regret it," the message read. The sender was unknown.

Anna's breath caught in her throat, her mind racing.

Anna received the message on her phone, her expression shifting subtly. She glanced at Xavier, who was busy with the lasagna and decided not to let him know about it.

"Xavier," she interrupted softly, placing a hand on his arm. "Can you hold on for a moment with the lasagna? I need to take a call real quick."

Xavier looked at her, concern flickering in his eyes. "Is everything alright?"

Anna forced a smile, trying to keep her tone light. "Yeah, it's just something I need to handle. It won't take long, I promise."

He hesitated but nodded. "Okay. I'll be right here."

With that, Anna stepped out, her expression hardening as she headed straight to Michael’s office. She didn’t bother knocking, pushing the