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At that moment, Deborah's phone started ringing.The sharp, insistent trill cut through the heavy silence inside the car like a knife. Deborah's eyes flicked down to the screen, her jaw tightening as she saw the name flashing across it.She didn't want to answer. She really didn't. Not right now. Not with everything that had already happened today. The assassination attempt had shaken her more than she wanted to admit, even to herself. Someone out there wanted her dead. Someone had sent trained killers after her, and she had barely escaped with her life.And then there was Raymond.This so-called betrothed of hers, sitting calmly in the back seat like he belonged there, like he had every right to be in her life. She didn't know anything about him. Nothing. And yet her father had been so serious, so insistent, acting as if this marriage was already decided, as if her opinion didn't matter at all.She hated it. She hated all of it.But the phone kept ringing, and she knew she couldn't i
Chapter 9
Darlington's eyes narrowed, but he didn't respond.Deborah quickly got back into the driver's seat. Raymond opened the back door and slid inside. The engine started, and without another word, Deborah pressed the gas pedal.The Rolls-Royce pulled away, driving past the enormous bouquet of flowers still sitting in the middle of the street.Darlington stood there, watching the car disappear around the corner. His fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.His gaze fell on the massive bouquet.He walked over to it slowly, his jaw tight, his breathing heavy.Then he shoved it.The bouquet toppled over, flowers scattering across the pavement.Darlington stared at the ruined arrangement, his chest heaving.“She rejected me,” he muttered, his voice shaking with barely controlled rage. “She rejected me. Again.”His fists clenched tighter. “Again and again and again. She keeps rejecting me. Does she think I'm not worthy of her? Does she think she's too good for me?”His voic
Chapter 8
Darlington started laughing.It was a loud, mocking laugh that echoed across the quiet street. He doubled over slightly, his hand on his stomach, shaking his head as if he'd just heard the funniest joke in the world.“You don't mean it,” he said between laughs. “You don't mean what you just said. This has to be a joke. It definitely has to be a joke.”He straightened up, wiping his eyes dramatically. “Everybody knows that Deborah doesn't have a boyfriend, let alone a husband. Everybody knows that. So why would you lie like this?”He turned to Deborah, his smile fading into something more calculating. “Don't tell me you're doing this to push all your suitors away. To push me away. You shouldn't have to go this far, Deborah. We complement each other so well. You don't need to play these games.”Deborah's eyes narrowed as she looked at Darlington. Disgust flickered across her face.She didn't like Darlington Hayes. Never had. He was arrogant, entitled, a bully who thought his money could
Chapter 7
Upon hearing what her fat just said Deborah's voice rose again, her face flushed with anger. “You're supposed to obey my words, not his! Why are you treating your daughter like this? Am I just a toy to you? Something you can trade away?”Marcus's jaw tightened. “Stop with the insults, Deborah. That's enough.”He turned back to Raymond, his voice quieter now. “It seems you two need to leave soon. The media will be all over this place. Assassination attempts are big news in this country, and you know how they are. Deborah, you're the director of Silverstone Enterprises now. The last thing you need is pictures of you in this state plastered all over the news.”He gestured toward the street. “Both of you should go somewhere quiet. Talk. Get to know each other. And I'm sure you don't want people taking pictures of the two of you together in a situation like this.”Deborah's face was still flushed, but she knew her father was right. The media would have a field day with this. She couldn't a
Chapter 6
Raymond didn't answer. He just stood there, still holding Deborah, his eyes cold and unreadable.immediately that was when the security guard tried to attack him.However with Just a single shot he kill four of them.However seeing what just happened, the rest guard step back.The man raised the gun again towards Deborah, his jaw clenched, his finger tightening on the trigger.But Raymond was already gone.One moment he was standing ten feet away, holding Deborah. The next, he was in front of the man, his hand clamping down on the gun before the man could even react.The man's eyes went wide.Raymond twisted the gun out of his hand with one smooth motion, then grabbed him by the collar and lifted him off the ground.The man's feet kicked uselessly in the air, his hands clawing at Raymond's arm.Raymond's voice was low, almost a whisper. “You should have stayed in the van.”Then he threw him.The man flew backward through the air, his body spinning, his arms flailing. He crashed into t
Chapter 5
Raymond's head barely moved from the slap.The force was so light he didn't even feel it. His expression didn't change. He just stood there, looking past Deborah, his eyes scanning the street where the vans had disappeared.“It seems these people are well-trained assassins,” Raymond said, his voice calm. “Someone is planning to take your life. You've acquired enemies.”Deborah stared at him, her chest rising and falling quickly, her face flushed with anger.“Are you deaf or what?” she shouted. “Didn't you hear what I just said? How dare you endanger my life like that!”Raymond turned to face her.His eyes dropped slightly, and he froze.Part of her suit jacket had torn during the struggle. The fabric hung loose, exposing the top of her blouse. One of the buttons had come undone, and the edge of her bra was visible beneath the white fabric.Raymond's hand moved instinctively. He pointed at her chest and stepped closer.Deborah's eyes went wide. She took a step back, her hands coming up
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