“Did Justin send you to save me? Did he find out I was being abused by Jacob and send you to rescue me?”
Emma immediately put on her best performance.
Why would Justin be looking for her?
Her mind raced, running through the possibilities.
Did he find out she stole the international project proposal?
It made sense—if the New Alliance boss had already come after her, Justin had probably figured it out too.
But if that was why she was being taken to him, she wasn’t scared. In fact, she felt completely confident.
After all, she had saved Justin’s life once.
As long as she held that over him, Justin would never pose a real threat to her life.
He would even protect her.
Compared to being beaten by Jacob, seeing Justin again didn’t sound so bad.
She could just admit her mistake—act pitiful, apologize, and in exchange for her remorse, she could ask Justin for a payout.
Enough money to start over in a new city.
The only thing that pissed her off was that E
