The silence inside the penthouse was almost unbearable. No one spoke from the moment Vivian stepped through the front door. Maria quietly helped her out of the soot-stained coat before disappearing into the kitchen to prepare hot tea. Walter remained near the balcony, his phone pressed against his ear as he issued one order after another."Double the security.""No one enters this building without my approval.""And find Helen Brooks.""I don't care how."He ended the call and looked toward Vivian. She stood motionless before the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the city lights. From the outside, she looked calm but on the inside...,She was anything but. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the collapsing warehouse. Michael's hand reaching for hers.His voice. "I'm not losing you too."The words refused to leave her mind. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to chase away a chill that had nothing to do with the night air.Maria walked over, placing a st
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