My Ruthless Ceo
They were older now, their faces etched with the bitterness of a decade spent in the shadows.
Among them was Marco the bookkeeper, his wheelchair clicking on the marble, and a woman named Lucia, whose hands were still scarred from the warehouse flames.
Cali watched them sit, her mean eyes tracking every flinch, every sideways glance at Devi. She felt the pearl derringer heavy in her blazer pocket, and the vial of digitalis she’d swiped from the villa’s infirmary tucked into her sleeve.
"Welcome," Cali said, her voice a low, grumpy purr that silenced the room. "I believe you all remember my husband. And I believe you all remember the fire."
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