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Chapter 20

Just as Emmy was about to lose it, a phone vibration brought her back to reality.

Emmy had not yet picked up the things that Lynn had thrown on the floor, so they both looked down when they heard the phone ringing.

Vince’s name flashed across the screen, catching both ladies off guard.

Emmy and Lynn bent down almost at the same time to take the phone. Emmy was the first to reach the phone but before she could press the answer button, Lynn snatched the phone away from her hands.

Holding the phone, Lynn looked at Emmy who was looking at her with a dumbfounded expression, smiled at her smugly before she answered the call.

In a gentle voice that she had never used before, she spoke through the phone, “Hello.”

Vince’s deep voice came through the speaker, “Should I come for you, or are you coming down on your own?”

Lynn was stunned when she heard that. Something dawned on her as she rushed to the window facing the gate.

When she looked down, she saw Vince standing outside, his bo
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