The Billionaire's Command

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, the tension so prolonged that it felt a

sk, with a coffee cup next to the mess-three-qua

-it was the glimpse of my mother sitting there, head back a

d her shoulders, feeling my hands sha

hed slightly b

this, I thought as my panic

hile breathing at a short pattern. The ringing lasted for w

y services. What

asn't doing well. We're at Laurent E

nding loudly in my chest. She had just pushed herself too hard, despite what I s

as they lifted her into the stretcher, precise but careful in their handling of

ramedic asked me, and I

aughter. I-I'm

whispered prayers. I held my mother's hand as tigh

r through the double doors, le

hugging myself, trying to avoid the sterile chill of t

came by, his exp

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up. "Is s

wever, she has suffered from significant exhaustion due to stress. Her body is shutting down from the s

urned. "What

way from work. Like,

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ed to work like th

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make: my mother's

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self in front of Wolfe Enter

of of Alexander's influence, and a power

took a second to look at me before she pressed the button on h

immaculate. He looked at me, trying to determine what was on my mind. He s

nd somehow managed to

lready knew why I was there. "I was just thinking about this the

y fists. "I

rows shot up. "

teeth. "I wil

they had to be said. Because if this was the only way to save my mother-if sacri

his chair, satisfaction g

his fingers. "Then let's discus