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It was in this room that her relationship with Steve Burton first developed. Although the Gregorys had warned her that something might happen between her and Steve when she came of age, and she had mentally prepared herself for it, that night was still excruciating. She was scared, in pain, and wanted to run away, but all she could do was tolerate it and act docile and obedient.
However, no matter how torturous that night was, she endured. She thought that as long as she gritted her teeth and bore it, she could marry Steve.
But to her dismay, it was all just a fantasy she had built up in her mind.
The suite was eerily quiet. Ruby Gregory fetched her mobile phone and glanced at the time. There was still an hour before ten o’clock, and she was filled with mounting tension.
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In the conference room at the top floor of Pristine’s Enterprises Building, Howard Coleman, who had been engrossed in reading a document, suddenly looked up and said to Edward Woods and Rusell Henris sitting across him, “Do you find anything strange about today?”
Rusell Henris adjusted the glasses sliding off his nose, glanced at the usually talkative Howard, and went back to the report in his hand.
Edward Woods took a sip of water and looked at Howard, clearly confused, before mumbling a puzzled “Hmm?”
Howard furrowed his brow, speaking more to himself than to them, “What’s the date today?” As he picked up his phone, browsed the calendar, and seemingly arrived at a realisation. Then, in an excited voice, he proclaimed, “I know. I know now!”
Rusell slapped the report he was reading on the table, exclaiming, “Howard, can you please concentrate on your work for a while?”
Undeterred by Rusell’s admonition, Howard exclaims,, “Damn, it’s the tenth today! The tenth!”
Rusell seemed to freeze for a moment.
Edward Woods choked on his water and had to cough several times before he could speak, “Today’s the tenth?”
Looking at his own phone’s calendar, he exclaimed, “Indeed, it is the tenth. I’ve been so busy with this new project that I’ve lost track of time.”
“No wonder I felt there was something off today, I just couldn’t put my finger on it. Now I know, it’s the tenth and our brother still hasn’t left, despite coming in early. We are stuck working overtime because of him,” Howard said. “Under normal circumstances, he would be at Red Park Resort in the early morning!”
Edward Woods furrowed his eyebrows and speculated, “Could it be possible that he forgot because he’s been so busy recently?”
“Impossible, our brother always prioritises his visits to Red Park Resort on the tenth of every month. Regardless of how busy he is, he never forgets to visit. How could he forget this time?” Howard adamantly shook his head.
Rusell twirled his pen, “Howard is right. Our brother hasn’t cracked a smile since yesterday. Today, he hasn’t even gone to Red Park. It seems like he’s really not feeling well this time.”