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Patrick <b>was </b><b>especially </b>furious about this.
When Susan heard <b>him </b><b>ming </b>everything on her, she got anxious. “What kind of mother do you think I am? You know exactly what Ste is like! It’s not like you can handle her either!”
“Lean’t handle her because I don’t have the time! You’re the one who stays home raising the kids. After she came back, did you ever try to patiently guide her?
Susan didn’t answer.
Patience of course <b>she </b>wanted to be patient. But did Ste ever give her the chan
Patrick was clearly annoyed. “Forget it. Just deal with the house stuff for now. Things at thepany are a mess.
“How <b>bad </b>is it?”
As soon as she heard things at thepany were messy, Susan asked without thinking.
“If this keeps up, we’re going to go bankrupt. <b>What </b>do you think?”
“It’s… it’s that serious?”
Susan’s heart tightened at his words.
“Thepany’s in <b>big </b>trouble this time. Someone’s definitely targeting us from behind the scenes”
Things had gotten so <b>bad </b>that Patrick couldn’t believe it wasn’t sabotage.
“Someone’s targeting the Reed Group? Who? Is it the Keene Group?”
“Doesn’t seem like it.”
Patrick was getting a headache. <b>Some </b>of the partners involved had nothing to do with the Keene Group at all.
Hearing it wasn’t the Keene Group just made Susan more nervous. Then could it be rted to Ste?”
-What did you <b>say</b>?”
“She’s definitely got some powerful man backing her. You know that studio of hers made over seven millionst year. No way she did that on her own <b>without </b>some serious support.”
Patrick’s brow furrowed deeply on the other end of the line.
Could it really be rted to Ste?
On Ste’s side, she had just arrived at <b>her </b>studio,
Abraharp’s call came through the moment she got in. His voice was warm and smooth. “Pack your things. I’ming to <b>pick </b>
“Huh‘ Where are we going” are we going?
“Hot springs”
Ste nced out the window. It was overcast, the sky heavy with fog
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<b>And </b>she still had that design for Sterling Global to work on. “I’m busy, and now you’re trying to tempt me.”
Just hearing the words “hot springs <b>was </b>enough to tempt her.
Especially since her leg had started acting up against night. Winters were always the worst.
Abraliam chuckled. “Busy with what?”
“I told youst night. I’ve got a major client’s project I’m handling personally.
“Which big client?“.
“Sterling Global Ste.couldn’t be more serious about that one.
The price they offered was <b>several </b>times the market rate,
<b>And </b>they didn’t even have that many demands,
Just the design fee <b>alone </b>made it worth doing properly.
“You said Sterling Global? I’m pretty close with their CEO. Want me to ask for an extension?”
“You know Sterling Global’s CEO?”
No way–he was connected to them too?
“Yeah, we’re pretty tight,”
“That’s not necessary. I mean, I can-
“Pack up:
Ste hadn’t even finished when Abraham cut her off.
“Fine.”
She hung up, closed theptop she had just opened, and packed it into her bag.
Pluchville Hill was so far out, there <b>was </b>no way she’d being back today,
Finished
In the
Abel looked over at Abraham “Miss Ste’s leg <b>should </b>be mostly healed by now, right?”
After the injury back then, the doctor said hot springs were good for her in the winter.
Back when they were in Fleule. Abraham used to take her every winter without fail.
Abraham looked out the window. “She was in <b>pain </b>against night while sleeping”
When the wrather turned bad, it always red up
Abel stiffened slightly. “Seems like that old injury really won’t fully heal”
When Ste was heading out with her things-
Kimmy noticed her lumping slightly “Boss, isn’t there anything else you can do about your leg! Have you seen a doctor?”
4:42 PM ?
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She had seen doctors, of course. Every time the pain got too bad, she’d go.
But aside from physical therapy, most medications didn’t help much. Probably something to do with her body type,
She had been half–asleepst night when the pain <b>kicked </b>in.
But after things warmed up, the pain eased, and then she didn’t remember anything else