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This was the question he was curious to know its answer.

"Why are you both quiet? Paxton's voice ate her up, she turned to Jaxton, her eyes filled with tears, he turned to his brother,

"It's bad to eavesdrop on a conversation"

"I try to mind my business but you two are not helping me do that, your voices got to me from my office," he said calmly, he turned swiftly to Sydney,

"I underestimated you. How close are you with my brother for him to know a secret of yours you badly don't want to tell anyone? He was playing mind games and Jaxton was aware of it. He had to step in before it was late

"Can you just stop? Paxton turned to him,

"And why should I?

"Because she was a friend of mine even before she got the job and that has got nothing to do with how she came here. We met here."

Paxton doesn't need to know what they are keeping but he was curious and partly jealous that his brother was so close off to this lady,

"Yes, we're friends and that's that," she said with finality.

"Well, th