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Chapter 44 ~ Business Partner
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What did she say? Did he hear wrong? Eric questioned himself as he wiped the tea off his lips, and then turned to Mary. “Come again? I didn’t catch that,” he said, his voice filled with genuine confusion, though a clue of curiosity stayed behind his sharp gaze.
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I laughed a bit. “Just a second…” I stood with our cups of cold tea and walked over to the door, finding a maid. “Take this back to the kitchen and tell Mrs. Lola to get us another cup of hot coffee. Oh… tell her to come with the kettle, okay?” This was going to be a long day.
“Okay, madam,” the maid replied and left.
I went back to Eric, who hadn’t just watched me going and coming. “Sorry, what did you say?” I asked knowingly.
He crossed his arms along his chest. “You said something, not me,” he responded. “Let’s hear it again,” he demanded.
“Oh, I
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