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27 // Conference Call Too
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Logan and Natalia were seated in his office, with his laptop on while waiting for the conference to start.
The time was reading 07:50a.m. South African time and there was only ten minutes left before the conference call. “Why are you suddenly interested in MJ Billings?” Natalia asked Logan while sitting at the edge of his desk, but Logan just gave her a quick glance and kept quiet, turning his attention back to his laptop screen.
Natalia did not understand why Logan was keeping tabs on what MJ did. From what she knew, Logan refused to talk about her over the years. He had only spoken about her once, but after that, he had been quite closed off on the topic. MJ Billings was a no-go area and once touched; his mood would darken immensely.
The ten minutes ran out at lightning speed, and then 07:59 slowly turned to 8:00. “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.” MJ’s v
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