Eric grabbed the rope tied around my wrist and dragged me into a different private room. A handwoven rug was laid on the floor, and the entire room was decorated with blinding gold and gem-encrusted fixtures.Sasha, Whitney and Lara were stunned, their eyes widening."Oh, my God. Who would've expected a criminal boss to be richer than the Carters?" Whitney muttered jealously."Once we earn Mr. D's regard, we'll have our pick of these fine things, too!" Lara said, swallowing hard. Then, she leaned in and threatened me, "You'd better put on your best act and satisfy Mr. D later, Samuel! If you dare ruin his fun and cost us our money, I'll skin you alive!"My gaze calmly swept over the familiar photos hanging on the wall. One of them was me at six years old, building a snowman. It'd been taken from behind.The photo frames were all spotless. Evidently, they were dusted and wiped every day.When Eric noticed me staring at the photos, he yanked on the rope and snapped impatiently, "Wh
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