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    The response came quickly. Nina had already boarded a flight overseas earlier that day.


    William paused for a fraction of a second, then let out a quietugh.


    So she’d really yed him.


    When Nina had returned with him from Arlo’s army, he’d assumed she would lie low and behave herself. He hadn’t expected her to be scheming behind his back the entire time.


    “Mr. Briggs,” Luca asked cautiously, “should we send someone abroad to bring Ms. Carter back?”


    William stood by the window, watching the sun dip toward the horizon. After a moment, he said evenly, “No need. If she’s chosen to leave, let her stay gone.”


    “And Marc?” William asked.


    Luca responded without hesitation, “Since thest project failed, Marc’s taken it pretty hard. But there are rumors he recently met with Mr. Hanson.”


    Mr. Hanson was a renowned oil tycoon.


    So Marc might have managed to get in touch with him after all.


    “I’ll keep monitoring Marc closely,” Luca said. Then he hesitated. “As for Ms. Russell—”


    “I’ll handle her myself,” William cut in, his voice dropping.


    The call ended. William sank back into his chair,shes casting shadows over his eyes, his expression unreadable.


    Downstairs, Josie and Sharon stayed back after dinner. They watched TV with Ste for a while, the three of them lounging together like old times, before finally heading back home to oversee the renovations.


    Ste walked them to the door, worry creeping in. “Where are you staying tonight? The house isn’t ready yet, right?”


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    Josie squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry. We’ve got ces to crash.”


    Only after they left did Ste realize how rxed she felt. It had been a long time since she’d eaten a proper meal and watched TV with friends, the kind of easy, thoughtlessfort that reminded her of school days.


    Then her mood dipped.


    Back then, Marc had always been there too.


    And yet now, all this time had passed without a single call. Did he really not know what was happening, or did he just not want to reach out?


    Ste shook her head, forcing the thought away.


    It didn’t matter.


    At the same time, Nina’s ne was cutting through the clouds on its way to Achury. Her phone was switched off, but she knew William would have already realized she’d left Choria.


    That was fine. She’d nned for this. She’d secured today’s ticket early, leaving no room forplications.


    Marc’s next coboration involved Mr. Hanson, who was said to be vacationing in Achury. Her trip was meant to smooth things over for him.


    She hadn’t been surprised when the previous project failed.


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