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Chapter 101

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SARAYA'S POV.

Seated on a rocking chair in my room, I gawked at the window, my mind blank as much as I had a lot to think about. Perhaps, they weren't worth thinking about.

The creaking sound of the chair rocking forth and back synced with the sound of my heart beat. Until the ring of my phone interrupted my silence staring, causing me to shift my gaze to the bed where it laid.

“Who could it be?” I rolled my eyes as I got out of the chair and walked to the bed. Grabbing the phone, I saw it was Peter, my secretary.

“Hello?” I said as I brought the phone closer to my ear and walked to the window to get a better view of the nothingness I had been staring at.

“Good morning, Ma'am. Have you heard the news?” His voice trembled as he spoke, and my heart skipped a beat. It was unusual for him to sound like that.

“What news is that?” My breath hitched in my throat as I fiddled with the hem of my blouse.

“Ian has called in an urgent board meeting,” He uttered as slowly and gently as he could, b
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