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Confusion

Author: Park Cheal
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Chapter 36: Garrett’s POV

I paced the marble floor of my suite in the villa, my fists clenched and jaw tight. My phone buzzed again, another update from the men I’d sent to follow Thorne.

He was in Italy.

He had left New York without even a word, disappeared from the villa as stealthily as a shadow. It was worse than that. Oliver had aided him in his disappearance. I wanted to break something; anything to clear the pent-up frustration churning in my gut. But I could not. Not yet. Clarity was something I needed.

"Oliver," I grunted into the phone, speaking in a very low voice that bordered on menacing.

There was a silence before Oliver's response came over. "Yes, sir.

"Care to explain why Thorne left New York under your watch? And why you disobeyed my orders?"

Oliver sighed. I could hear the weariness in his tone, but it did nothing to soothe my anger. "I didn't disobey you, Garrett. I trusted Thorne's intentions."

"That wasn't your decision to make!" My voice rose, sharp and cutting.
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