She was strong. Clear-headed. And with him, her feelings werepletely real- no pretending, no games.


    Lowering hershes, she ended the call.


    ra could guess what they''d said on the other end. She closed her eyes for a moment. "Charlie, you and Uno shoulde back to Palm Bay with me. Milo and Buddy know their way around there. I''ll wait for Dn toe back and give me some answers. If he doesn''t, I''ll go with you to North America for a while."


    Charles''s eyes lit up, a spark of excitement on his face. "Sounds good!"


    Back at Palm Bay, ra had the housekeeper arrange rooms for everyone. She was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open.


    The next morning, when she came downstairs, she found Uno at the dining table, eating like he hadn''t seen food in days.


    His eyes were bright, and there were at least a dozen empty tes in front of him -he''d cleaned them all out.


    The housekeeper, standing nearby, patted her chest, still looking a little shaken. "Ma''am, I got such a frightst night. I came down and saw someone eating raw meat—I thought for a second Milo or Buddy had turned into some kind of monster."


    Honestly, anyone would be freaked out seeing someone eating raw meat in the middle of the night.


    ra suddenly remembered-she''d forgotten to get Uno any dinnerst night. He couldn''t reallymunicate, so he must''vee downstairs for food on his own.


    She smiled. "Let''s make sure there''s always plenty of food for him from now on." The housekeeper nodded, then quietly grumbled, "I''ve never seen anyone eat this much. This is his second round already! What if he eats himself sick?"


    Uno licked thest te clean, then even sucked the sauce off his fingers.


    "You, good. Me, with you. Good," he said, in his slow, careful way.


    ra got what he meant. She stepped up, grabbed a napkin, and gently wiped his mouth.


    He didn''t move, just blinked at her, a sh of surprise passing over his handsome face.


    "Slow down when you eat. And get some exercise after. You can stay with me, but from now on, your job is to keep me safe, understand?"


    He nodded right away and spun a steak knife between his fingers. "I live, you live. You die, I die."


    ra''s heart twisted a little. She really did care about Uno, but right now, there was no other way-this was the only way he could survive, at least for now.


    Once things with Dn were settled, she''d think about finding out the truth about Uno and Charles''s past.


    The housekeeper brought her a new breakfast. ra ate slowly. Just as she was finishing, her phone rang a call from Ferguson Corporation''s upper management.


    She''d filled in for Dn for a week before, keeping the whole ce running smoothly.


    Now, it was Con on the line.


    "Mrs. Ferguson, Aiden hasn''t been seen in ages, and Mr. Dn''s been missing for almost a week. Thepany''s got a mountain of


    problems piling up, and the rel


    the Fergusons have been showing up a lot. Mr. Dn might have the shares, but if this keeps up, the staff are going to panic. If too many people quit, Ferguson Corporation''s going to be in trouble..."  s


    A bigpany wouldn''t copse overnight just because people started quitting, but Ferguson Corporation revolved around Dn. Without him or Aiden, and with the rest of the family stirring up trouble, the management didn''t dare take sides.


    ra rubbed her temples. Where was Dn? How could he just leave everything behind like this?


    "Director Song, I''lle by this afternoon. Get all the recent files and reports together for me, I''ll take a look."


    "Mrs. Ferguson, those other Fergusons... they''re a real headache. They''re part of the family, and they own shares, too."


    Michael Ferguson had always been a troublemaker. Justin used to keep out of the fights, but now even he seemed ambitious.


    Lucius, the third brother, had two sons-both had been hurt because of Dn, and now they hated him. ra was pretty sure Lucius and Michael were working together.


    They wanted to use Dn''s absence tobine their shares and challenge him for control.


    To make matters worse, Dn had smashed up the Ferguson family''s ancestral hall, and the old man was missing. The whole family was a mess.


    ra called Dn several times, but he never answered.


    She was really starting to get mad. It was always like this with him-even when he


    was hurt, he''d just disappear and deal with it alone.


    Anyone would get tired of that kind of partner.


    That afternoon, ra went to Ferguson Corporation and ran right into Michael and Lucius.


    Lucius''s eyes were full of


    resentment. He let out a coldugh.


    "ra, I''ve got thirty percent of the shares now. I hear Dn''s gone, and


    you don''t have any stake in thepany What right do you have manage things? I''ll tell you straight-if you dare step into that


    office, I''ll sell my shares to ourpetitor. Let''s see how Dn handles that."  s


    Dumping that many shares-especially to a rival-would put Dn in a terrible position.


    ra could see what Lucius was doing. He was ready to go down with the ship if he didn''t get his way.


    Lucius took a shaky breath. "My son Lincoln is dead. Aaron''s as good as ruined. All thanks to Dn. Dad always favored him, but now he'' destroyed the family''s legacy. He''s not fit to be the heir. I''d rather see Ferguson Corporation burn." Cóntent belongs to s


    Dn had given so much for thepany-there was no way ra could just


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    At least Lucius was talking. That meant there was still some room to negotiate.