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    Neville gave a curt nod. “Two double suites, please.”


    Knowing Neville represented the CEO, the receptionist didn’t hesitate, quickly arranging two suites opposite each other.


    Momentster, Darrell, nked by two imposing security guards, ushered Keira and Sandra into the hotel.


    Keira was unaware of the Empire Hotel’s ownership or its connection to the Harper family. Noticing the receptionists and guards stationed at the entrance, she raised her voice in a desperate plea.


    “They’re detaining us against our will! Someone, please call the authorities! Help us—”


    The guards swiftly silenced Keira with a gag and hustled both her and Sandra into the elevator.


    They soon reached the suites, where the guards rummaged through their bags and confiscated their phones.


    Keira, her anger boiling over,shed out. The guards hit her a few times, yet she stood firm. “Go on, try to kill me! I am prepared for anything, so bring it on! In less than an hour, everyone will know we’re being held here, and I’ll see how the Harpers deal with this.”


    The guards responded with a sharp p to her face and a brutal kick to her chest. “Keep quiet. The boss wants this handled discreetly. y along if you want to get money. Otherwise, you’ll get nothing.”


    Sandra, trembling and overwhelmed by the ordeal, stayed silent,plying with the guards’ demands to avoid further violence. She said to her mother, “Mom, please, don’t say anything else.”


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    Sandra, shaken, peered through the peephole and saw the guards murmuring outside.


    Then she saw Darrell pull out his phone and slip into the suite across the hall. “Mom, they’ve got someone watching us. We can’t escape,” she whispered, her voiceced with fear.


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    Keira, wincing from the blows but undeterred, scoffed, “What are you afraid of? I squeezed a hundred million out of the Harpers before, and I can do it again.”


    Sandra nced nervously at the door, worried the guards might overhear Keira’s bold ims. If they did, what if they came back to beat them again?


    “Mom, lower your voice. If they hear, they mighte back and hurt us.”


    “No need to be afraid. The Harper family wouldn’t dare kill us. Do you think I’m foolish? I already expected this. But we’ll see whoughs in the end.”


    Despite her defiant words, Keira’s body bore the marks of the beating—bruises marred her face and torso, making her look pitiful.


    Sandra shook her head in resignation. “Mom, that hundred million could have secured our future, but you gambled it all away.”


    Keira poked Sandra’s forehead sharply. “You have no ambition! What’s the problem with gambling? I like it. See, I’m out of cash, and the Harpers will give me money again. I’m lucky to have you—my golden ticket. Good thing I didn’t take that birth control pill back then, or you wouldn’t be here.”


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