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e ends there. I won't let anyone hurt me or my baby again." I knew I couldn't keep thinking without acting. In my first life, I had spent too much time trusting people and

rust of the shareholders, and eventually became powerful enough to act like the company belonged to him. I had always believed I still had weeks before t

etter?" he asked w

safe, but now it only reminded me of the man who had stood beside m

I replied, forc

the pregnancy before casually mentioning the business deal. When

days fr

had thought I

the company, and I listened carefully while pretending I was only curious about his plans. Then he told me the most important part: he nee

ared asked. "He listens to you, a

nd nodded. "Of course. I'l

y do whatever he asked. I would speak to Grandpa, but not to convince him to approve

the baby. I watched her carefully, remembering how easily I had trusted that same smile in my first life. She sat

already kn

he deal?" I asked, trying

back. "Jared mentioned it earlier. He seemed ex

wly. "He did

old me. I watched her face carefully, lookin

ld be for Jared and how it could help him gain more infl

out the way she

someone who had simply hear

u what the deal wa

t time, Chlo

plied quickly. "Just

oftly and

cepted that answer without thinki

I only needed to watch her carefully

lans than she was willing to admit, I need

and decided to ask

ch company the deal is

ore answering. "I think he mentione

her, but something insid

f he had told Chloe about it, then there was more

I simply smiled and changed the subject,

I had already

about the deal, I needed t

ew more minutes befo

smile. "You shouldn't stress yourself

tched her walk

lled before s

ed aroun

Jared keeps the doc

d for only a second b

in his office,

ed calmly. "I w

d and lef

closed behind her, m

t belie

here was a good chance she also

and placed a han

s. I couldn't afford

l so badly, then there had to be somethi

find it before he

ore leaving my room. I didn't want anyone

tsteps. When I reached his office, I stopped outsid

om was

e and closed th

it from my first life. I walked toward his des

he desk, but none of them had

ther until I found a black folder

en I saw the company's

up and opene

e deal, including the number of shares Jared expec

ough them

I sto

r name listed on

me I

expected to see c

d around the docume

n connected to my f

then Jared's deal was much mor

name again, my

epeat his mistakes. But now I was beginning to wonde

t page of the folder, hopin

mething that made

d already b

ure was printed at the

at it in

as imp

he deal, and Jared had just asked

o the date besi

ed three d

ed my grandfather's na

l, then Jared wasn't waiting

eady h

steps outsid

art s

e was

he folder and turn

le began

d my

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