Fernando’s POV I leaned back in my leather chair, the room cloaked in light from the chandelier above, the smell of cigar smoke faint in the air. My jacket hung loosely on the armrest, my shirt collar undone. Marlo stood by the fireplace, his hands clasped behind his back, his frame stiff. His eyes, sharp, calculating, and never resting, followed me like a hawk.I broke the silence first.“Marlo,” I said, my voice low, carrying the weight of something unpleasant, something that had been gnawing at me ever since the drive back to the estate.He turned to me, one brow raised. “You sound troubled. What’s clawing at your mind this time?”I took a deep breath, fingers brushing against the glass of whiskey on my desk.“It’s Ashley,” I said finally, letting the name drop like a dagger into the room.His expression didn’t change at first, but his jaw tightened slightly, a sign of irritation. “Ashley again? I thought we had buried that threat.”I gave a dry chuckle, humorless and bitter.
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