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    Kareem’s expression faltered before he perked up again, though the faint flicker of disappointment in his eyes didn’t escape Harlee’s notice.


    “Wait, Tonya hasn’t told you the good news, right?”


    Harlee smiled faintly and switched the call to speaker mode, cing the phone between them.


    “Tonya just told me that a mysterious person wiped out Anigenia’s forces. If that’s your good news, I already know.”


    Kareem’s gaze darted to the phone as he said, “Tonya, hold up for a second! Let Harlee guess the other good news I have.”


    Tonya hesitated, her voice tinged with uncertainty.


    “Uh, Kareem, I’ve been cooped up in the hospital these past few days. I’m not exactly in the loop, so your news might be as new to me as it is to her.”


    If Harlee hadn’t nted her own informants, Tonya wouldn’t have known about this either.


    “Ha-ha, even better! Now you can take a guess too!” Kareemughed heartily.


    Tonya’s tone turned skeptical.


    “Does it have something to do with Anika and Eugenia? Did something else happen to them?”


    After speaking, Tonya muttered under her breath, “This can’t be right.


    How could Rhys let something happen to them? However, Kareem wouldn’t be this excited if nothing happened…”


    Tonya’s thoughts swirled as Harlee confidently dered, “The good news must be that something has happened to them.”


    “Bingo!” Kareem snapped his fingers, grinning.


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    “Harlee, you have a sharp instinct. Yes, something did happen to Anika and Eugenia.


    ording to my sources, they had a huge argument this morning over something, and Anika stormed out of the vi. Then, she and Eugenia vanished.”


    “Has Rhys made any moves?”


    Kareem shrugged and replied, “I’m not sure. The informants didn’t mention anything about Rhys, and the people I have keeping tabs on him haven’t reported anything new.”


    Harlee’s frown deepened. She knew Rhys well.


    He wouldn’t allow harm toe to his woman unless he didn’t love her and was just using her.


    But if it was just a matter of use, how could someone as meticulous as Rhys be so willing to share his bed with Anika?


    Frustration gnawed at Harlee.


    Her patience with Rhys was wearing thin. What on earth was he trying to aplish? What was the endgame behind all of this?


    Harlee nced at Kareem and then down at the phone between them.


    Her lips moved as she pondered.


    After a moment, an idea struck her, and she suddenly said, “Maybe they didn’t disappear at all. Maybe Rhys is protecting them. Kareem, you’ve been growing increasingly aggressive toward Anika and Eugeniately, and with Brenton’s maneuvers in the mix, they probably couldn’t handle it anymore. They must have reached out to Rhys, asking him to help and send them back to Uwhor.”


    Kareem couldn’t help but wonder if Rhys still had the power to conceal Anika and Eugenia right under their noses, given his diminished influence.


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