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As Fred sits at his desk looking through a patient's paperwork, there is a faint knock on the door. He looks up, startled to see Louisa standing there. He blinks and calls, "Louisa? You should have called me. Is everything okay?” With her arms folded and an undecided expression on her face, Louisa replies. “Yeah, but I thought it would be more convenient to speak here.” “Come in and sit,” Fred waves her over, glancing around the room. Luckily, other doctors are not present in the room. Louisa sits opposite Fred and he reclines in his seat, motioning for her to go on. Silence falls between them for a moment, awkward and heavy. Louisa avoids his stare by shifting her weight from one foot to the other. Despite his furrowed brow, Fred waits calmly. Louisa finally starts, "I simply want to express my gratitude," She speaks steadily yet softly. "For all that you have done for Liam and me. I don't think I've expressed how wonderful you have been enough.” Fred's s
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The only sounds in the hospital room are the delicate rustle of pages and the soft beep of the heart monitor. With a storybook perched on her knee and her legs crossed, Louisa sits by Liam's bedside. Her sonorous voice brings the story to life as she reads it aloud. Liam, is leaning against a pile of cushions, listening carefully, his pale face focused on the story being read. "And the gallant knight was about to—" The door creaks open, and Louisa pauses in the middle of the story. Surprised, she looks up as Fred enters the room. His attitude is a mix of hesitation and determination as he holds a sleek boutique bag in his right hand. With a hint of humor in his deep voice, he says, "I hope I'm not disturbing story time?" “Uncle Fred!” Liam calls. He is always happy to have Fred around. Louisa straightens and thumps the book shut. "Fred, I thought you left?” “Yeah, I thought so too.” Fred replies jokingly. “Anyway, come on in, we just finished an adventurous dragon
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There is a quiet hum of activity in the Wills Corporation halls, but the sharp click of Louisa's heels breaks the silence. She storms towards Kingsley's office with an unrelenting speed and a thunderous look. Helen, the receptionist's voice rises in alarm as she scampers after her, "Miss Emerson, you need an appointment—" But Louisa doesn't even reduce her speed. She shots back, "No! I don't." From around the corner, Hardy emerges, his expression a mask of worry. "Please, Ms. Louisa, Mr. Kingsley is in the midst of—" Louisa cuts in with a scathing, cutting voice, as she walks along, "I don't care. He doesn't expect me to sit still after sending that ridiculous text." "Please, Ma'am, just—" Helen and Hardy say at once, almost in a chorus.However, it is too late. Louisa is already in front of Kingsley's office.She hurls the double doors open without knocking and rushes inside. With the floor-to-ceiling windows framing the expansive city view, Kingsley sits majestically behind
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Like the prelude to a hurricane, the air between them is electrified. Standing rooted, Louisa and Kingsley's eyes met in silent combat. His jaw tenses and his fist clench at his sides as he considers the woman before him. She's not the Louisa he thought she was. She exudes a blazing strength that really surprises him. He secretly blames himself. ‘How could I have been so wrong about her?’ He had anticipated a spectacle of desperation and pleading that he could manipulate. Instead, she has used her sheer resolve to corner him, preventing him from maneuvering his way as usual, from using her past to bully her. Kingsley inhales deeply and briefly closes his eyes, allowing his annoyance to subside. His priorities change as he thinks about Liam, a child he had come to adore, even before finding out about his paternity. His son. Their son. Doing what is right for Liam is more important than winning or losing to Louisa. His eyes become steady, softer, as he open
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Alan's mind is racing, so he doesn't answer right away. For a while, he gazes at her, torn between curiosity and frustration. At last, he looks aside and massages his mustache. He pauses and then and then replies, "organize a pitch competition, invite multiple startups and companies to pitch their projects and have a panel of judges select the winner. Invite important personalities in business, as well as Palmer Tech, Louisa is their best hand, she'll be the one to lead her team. There, you have a crowd." Alan concludes, his gaze picking up the confidence in Cordelia's demeanor. Perhaps, this time will really be different. If it is true that Louisa is secretly grazing Wills bed in return for favours, then she deserves whatever comes to her. And if it really turns out to be true, it's won't be just Cordelia going after her, he will personally go after her as well. How dare she turn him down because she thinks he's a small fry? It better not be true. But fingers crossed,
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Although Louisa is always appreciative of his help and kind gestures, she had never looked at him this way–warmly, smiley, happily…….” He had communicated his feelings indirectly a number of times but she never reciprocates. But tonight, something about her gesture—the warm tone of her voice, the costly, thoughtful cologne—feels different. Perhaps her perception of him is changing. He takes his time to carefully open the gift. He raises his eyebrows at the sight of the brand. "This must be quite expensive Louisa, can you really afford to spend this much on me?” She answers, "Of course," with a casual air. "You deserve it." With a slight flush crawling up his neck, Fred grins. "Thank you, then. Really.” Fred smiles back at Louisa, who doesn't realize how deeply he is taking her comments. Liam doesn't pay the adults attention anymore, already engrossed in his new conundrum. Louisa glances back at him and chuckles softly at his enthusiasm. With hope in his hea
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