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Chapter 13

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Alex’s POV

I was puzzled as to why Julia wasn’t panicking at all. The entire company was at the verge of crashing, scrambling to find solutions after my withdrawal of investment, yet she remained unmoved. Not a single attempt to meet me, no desperate pleas, no anxious calls, nothing.

Something didn’t sit right.

I leaned back in my chair, fingers tapping against the surface of my desk, and turned to my secretary, Cornel. “Find out what Julia has been up to these days. I want a detailed report.”

Cornel bowed slightly before leaving my office. I expected to hear something my instinct had been telling me, perhaps she was meeting with new investors, or busy having fun with Lynwood.

When Cornel returned, I was prepared for anything, perhaps hearing how she had been running for help from one company to another.

“She has been shopping, sir,” the secretary stated. “She dined alone a few times,”

I frowned. “That’s all? Nothing else?”

Cornel hesitated for a second before shaking her hea
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