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Something tugged inside my chest at his appearance.
He looked… exhausted.
Dark circles under his eyes, dense stubble across his jaw, hair disheveled.
When his eyes flickered to me, surprise and relief flashed across them as he let out a breath.
“Rosebud.”
He pulled his hands out from his pocket and walked towards me with his long strides.
Before I could warn him to stay away, he pulled me into him and nuzzled his nose against the crook of my neck.
My skin tingled against his rough stubble.
“You came,” he whispered in my neck, taking a sharp inhale.
My heart palpitated as I stood there for a moment, unable to say anything.
His voice, arms, and scent were tampering with my head.
But then my lips pressed together.
“Let go of me!”
I wiggled in his hold.
“Never.”
He kissed my jaw.
My eyes widened.
The nerve of this man!
When my gaze met with my brother, he just scratched the back of his head awkwardly, not doing anything to help me.
What?
Traitor!
“Let me go this instance, Ace!
Or else—“
“Or else what?”
Pulling his head away from my neck, he challenged me.
His slightly red eyes stared at me hard.
“You already punished me enough.
Now I can’t even hug you?”
“It’s nothing compared to the seven years you punished me!”
I snapped.
Remorse flashed across his eyes.
Slowly stepping back from me, he sighed.
“Rosebud, let’s talk inside my office.
I’ll explain everything to you.”
“There’s nothing to talk about.
I know what I needed to know.
You had no choice, you had to use Tess to hurt me, you were looking out for my well-being.
I know enough.
I don’t need to learn anything new.”
My eyes burned with tears, but I tried my best not to let them fall.
His proximity not only affected my brain but also my emotions.
He grimaced as if in torture, as he tried to reach out for me again.
But before he could, I turned around and walked away.
“Rosebud, wait!”
“Em!”
Tobias’s voice rang.
Ignoring their calls, I climbed down the stairs.
I didn’t want to wait for the elevator right now.
I needed to make some distance from them.
The worst thing was, even my brother was on his side.
Did he not know anything?
Reaching the finance department, I went to Sierra’s desk.
She was the only one I was close to in this office after Liza.
And I also had to discuss Arthur with her.
I hope her leave is over.
To my surprise, another girl sat in her place.
No Sierra there.
Once trying to know what she was doing there, the newcomer told me she joined yesterday after the previous girl resigned.
Means Sierra.
I just stared at her, dumbfounded.
Why did she resign?
Now it was extremely important for me to meet her.
I needed to talk to Matt first.
“Ms.
Hutton?”
Turning around, I found Carter grinning at me.
The devil’s secretary.
Even he seemed relieved seeing me.
“I’m glad you’re here today.”
He glanced around.
The devil arrived from around the corner, with my brother trailing behind.
Glancing at his boss, the secretary mumbled, “I hope I won’t have to face another of his wrath today.”
Frowning, I turned to the devil approaching me.
Couldn’t this man leave me alone for even a minute?
I really didn’t want to create a scene before everyone.
But I didn’t think he cared.
Just as I was about to tell him to leave me alone for the umpteenth time, a voice stopped me.
“Guys, look!
Isn’t that Antonio Raymond?”
James, the head of finance department, asked.
His eyes were glued to the huge TV on the wall.
The TV they used to get themselves updated with the business world.
But the name he said caught my attention as all pairs of eyes around me flickered to the television.
Among the swarm of paparazzi, some cops dragged a man out of a building.
The media was crazy, casting question after question at that man in a blue suit.
But he avoided them.
Some of his bodyguards put a security circle around him, saving him from the hungry reporters.
I couldn’t see his face properly as he had his hand before his face to avoid the flashing cameras.
My brows creased.
Antonio Raymond?
So, this was the man who was after the Valencians.
He trapped Caleb.
Then I read on the headline.
‘Infamous businessman, Antonio Raymond, arrested due to the allegation his current date charged on him for getting her pregnant and threatening her to abort the baby.’
My eyes widened.
Such a prick!
Gasps resounded around me.
The curses for him followed behind from OC Textiles’ loyal employees.
Though he deserved what he was getting, from whatever I heard, he was a powerful man.
Not to forget dangerous.
How come the girl so easily went against him and the cops were brave enough to arrest him before the whole world?
I had to admit.
Whoever the girl was, she had some guts.
My gaze fell on the devil standing there with an unreadable mask on his face.
His steely eyes fixed on the television.
What’s with him now?
And then I saw it.
The triumph in Carter’s eyes as he sent a discreet look to his boss’s way, as if…
A silent gasp slipped through my lips.
Was I thinking right?
Did he have a hand behind Antonio Raymond’s arrest?
FORTY: TRAPPED BY HIM
H uffing, I slammed the files on the desk.
I’ve been brainstorming since the breaking news, but I couldn’t come up with anything.
Achilles Valencian literally destroyed Antonio Raymond’s image before the whole world.
From the gossip I heard from others around the office, after this blow,?Antonio’s company’s shares dropped in the market drastically.
Apparently, he was doomed.
I even heard police had some proof against him doing illegal businesses in small towns.
I was sure Ace had a hand behind it.
Otherwise, how did the cops get proof strong enough to destroy a powerful businessman just in a day?
Only Achilles Valencian could do it.
After what that man did to Caleb, I should’ve seen it coming.
But this was a big blow.
How did he manage it?
My legs itched to go to his office and ask him directly.
I wanted to know what was running through his head.
What was his next plan?
Because I was sure, after this, Antonio wouldn’t keep quiet.
A groan left my mouth.
The knock on the door didn’t have my heart leaping.
Because I knew it wasn’t him.
He wouldn’t knock at all.
He’d have just barged in like the caveman he was!
Tobias poked his head through the door before strolling in.
I scowled.
“Can I talk to you for a minute?”
Tone gentle.
“No!”
My answer was sharp, arms crossed over my chest.
“Em, please.
This is important.”
His eyes were pleading.
I cocked my head.
“Are you here for your friend?”
He let out a sigh.
“I’m here to make my sister see the truth.”
My lips pursed.
So, I was right.
He was here for him, not me.
Then realization hit me.
He also knew everything.
What happened that night.
Of course he knew!
Being his best friend and Tess’s twin, there was no way they didn’t tell him about their plan.
How could he let them do that?