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Chapter 50

Freya's POV

I knocked twice on Michael's door, holding my treatment kits tightly. He ushered me in, and I gazed around his room, my eyes drawn to the spot where Emma's portrait once hung. A faint, nostalgic smile crossed my face as I remembered how he never put it back after she betrayed him.

"So, will you keep staring at only God knows what, or .." he paused, his gaze resting on the box I carried. "What the hell is that?" he asked, with curiousity and amusement. I smiled, walking over to take a seat on the bed as he stood, placing his hand over his chest and watching me.

"Sit down," I said, smiling broadly, as I pushed a strand of hair away from my face. Michael remained standing, narrowing his gaze at me. I laughed, feeling a flutter in my chest.

"Freya, what are you up to?" Michael asked, his voice low and husky.

"Come on, it's a first aid kit. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror?" I replied.

"Yeah, in fact, I looked like the one and only billionaire Michael Smith,
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