----
Danielle shot him a sidelong nce. "ck Web doesn’t
need dead weight."
In other words, only those who could pass their rigorous
tests had the talents they wanted. Lowering the bar wasn’t
an option.
“ck Web will be expanding its business," Danielle
announced. "Emery will oversee the new project." This was
her main purpose for attending the meeting.
“What kind of business? Why all the secrecy?" Nox asked
nonchntly.
“You’ll know when the timees. Any other questions?"
Danielle nced around the room.
"No," the members replied.
Despite her youth, Anonymous’smanding presence
left everyone feeling inexplicably intimidated.
----
“Meeting adjourned,” Danielle dered before striding out
of the conference room.
“Ms. Darling, what’s the new business line?" Emery asked
as he followed her out.
“I’ll send you the details tomorrow," Danielle replied.
The next day, Geoffrey and Polly arrived at the Hillside
Manor. They had no idea what torment Fiona had endured
at the Nathor Pce.
‘Fiona must have suffered in that bastard’s hands. I have to
get her out as soon as possible,’ Polly thought.
Polly had spent hours the previous night crying to Geoffrey,
exaggerating the situation until he agreed to apany
her to the Charrington Manor to plead for Fiona’s release.
----
ousted Geoffrey from the oO
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Charringfén Group. Logan and >
Tara’sactions left them angry,@nd
helpléss. They had no intention of
ra their only son.
Thest time they came to
CharringtopNWanor was when David
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When the two arrived at Charrington Manor, Logan and
Tara were just about to have breakfast, which showed how
early they hade.
----
As soon as they entered, Logan knew what they were there
for. If not for Polly’s pregnancy years ago and his son’s
insistence on marrying her, he wouldn’t have allowed her
into the family.
Over the years, Polly’s greed andck of decorum had only
proven his instincts right. Her sister, Fiona, was tactless to
a fault.
"Logan, Tara, km really sorry for the
trouble my ster caused at the
party," Polly-said apologetically. "I ~
didn’t kn@w she would speak so we
reckless I’m here to plead witiryou
to agk David to forgive her. After all,
wette family, and things have
tétome too tense.
----
“If David refuses to let her go, I will apologize to him. My
sister is not in good health, so let me take the punishment
in her ce.”
Tears streamed down Polly’s face, a sight that would tug at
anyone’s heartstrings.
Geoffrey felt dyoang in his heart
when he s e tears in her eyes.
He thought David was blowing
things ob of proportion. "You’re Ais
elder.low could you apologizéto
him&He’s making too muchof a
fus8."
----
“Dad, Mom, you two were at the party. Why didn’t you stop
him? How could you let David take Fiona away?" Geoffrey
bemoaned.
Tara shot Geoffrey a stern look, thinking, ‘All it took was a
few tears, and now he’s under her spell. He even has the
nerve to point fingers at us.’
Tara and Logan had been wise all their lives, yet she
couldn’t fathom how they had raised such a fool of a son.
“Are you ming us?" Tara asked sharply.
Geoffrey flinched at Tara’s chilling gaze. "No, that’s not
what I meant."
Logan red at his foolish son. "I see you’ve got big
ns."
Polly listened anxiously. ‘Aren’t we discussing Fiona? Why
are they talking past each other?’ she wondered.
Geoffrey held his tongue while Polly sent him silent cues.