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CHAPTER 42

Author: Perry will
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Raymond was sitting on one of the lab desks, he seems far away with his thought staring into space when Elena walked in.

“ Ray!”

Elena called as he was startled.

“ Elena! My God, you scared me!”

“ I did nothing, I just called your name, why should you be startled over that ..... Except you were not even here in the first place”.

“ Am sorry, I was just thinking”

He apologized pinching the bridge of his nose, staring at him, Elena could tell he was exhausted.

“ Yeah, I can tell”

“ So, what brings you down here?”

“ The same thing that brought Kenneth. You seem to be popular these days, which I am guessing you know why”!

“ Yeah! The money, it was a mistake. I will pay the company back and accepts whatever punishment am served”.

“ Does that mean you are admitting you stole the money?”

“ Yes, I did!”

He was avoiding eye contact with her while his eyes were running wild in the lab like he has just been here for the first time and was trying to get familiar with the place.

“ Is that
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