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    Sadie had no patience for K’s games.


    She nced at her briefly, lips curling into a faint, taunting smile.


    “Oh?” was all she said.


    K mistook her silence for fear and leaned in. “Here’s some advice—don’t get ahead of yourself. Noah doesn’t care about you anymore. Got it?”


    With that, she turned on her heel, purposefully brushing past Nte as she walked away.


    Nte’s footing faltered, but Sadie was quick to steady her.


    “Nte, are you okay?” she asked, concerncing her voice.


    Nte gave a shaky nod, though the tremor in her hands betrayed her.


    K halted mid-stride, turning back with a cial re. Her voice was razor-sharp, each wordced with venom.


    “Enjoy this moment, Nte. Soon enough, you’ll understand what it means to cross me.”


    Nte stood frozen, her mind spiraling. The weight of K’s threat coiled around her like a vice.


    By the time she slid into the car, her strength gave out. She sank into the seat, her breath unsteady.


    K had never been one for empty threats—how far would she go this time?


    No matter what, she had to keep Sadie out of this.


    Sensing the tension radiating off her friend, Sadie spoke softly.


    “I’ve arranged for a general practitioner from abroad to see your mother. If everything went smoothly, he should be with your mother right now.”


    Nte’s head snapped up, her eyes widening. “Sadie…”


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    Nte barely got the name out before Sadie reached into her bag and pulled out a check.


    “Two hundred thousand. Use it to clear your debts,” Sadie said, her tone firm yet gentle. “I’m giving you tomorrow off—take the time to set things right at home.”


    Nte’s chest tightened. What had she done to deserve such generosity?


    She quickly shook her head. “Sadie, I can’t take this.”


    But Sadie wouldn’t hear it. She pressed the check into Nte’s trembling hand.


    “Take it,” she insisted. “And if it’s not enough, tell me.”


    Nte’sposure crumbled. Hot tears spilled down her cheeks as she clutched the check, her voice thick with emotion. “Thank you, Sadie. I swear, I’ll pay you back—no matter what it takes.”


    Sadie exhaled, long and deep, but said nothing more.


    Nte had wronged her. That much was undeniable. But Sadie understood—K had backed Nte into a corner, using her mother’s life as leverage. And in the end, Nte had chosen the right side.


    Without herst-minute defiance, Sadie might have been the one disgraced, falsely used of giarism, her career in ruins.


    The car slowed to a stop in front of the hospital. Sadie instructed the driver to take Nte home first, thene back for her.


    “Understood, madam,” the driver responded with a respectful nod.


    As the car pulled away, Sadie turned toward the hospital entrance. She moved with quiet determination, stopping only to ask a nurse for directions. The room wasn’t hard to find.


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