"I mean..." Sadie Roth stammered anxiously, "I can get the ruby ne back really soon, can you give me a few more days?" "Nope," Micah Clemens''s tone didn''t allow for any argument, "You already had a three-day extension. Don''t push your luck."


    "The issue is that Leah White took the ne abroad, and she won''t be back for another ten days..."


    "I couldn''t care less about some guy''s wife," Micah Clemens retorted, visibly irritated, "You''ve got a day and a half. Deal with it yourself." "But..."


    Sadie Roth tried to say more, but the elevator doors slid open, and Micah Clemens strode out without looking back.


    Rn nodded respectfully at Sadie and quickly followed his boss, nked by bodyguards.


    Exiting the elevator, Sadie''s face was the picture of dismay. How was she going to manage this? That jackass had her cornered. "Did Andrew get to Dahlia''s ce?" Micah asked as he got into the car.


    "Yeah, she''s treating him," came the answer.


    Rn had a temperament more in line with his boss''s cool demeanor, especiallypared to Andrew''s recent weakness.


    "The kid''s lost his edge, burned out after a scrap with a few goons," Micah quipped, "He lost a good amount of blood. Let him rest up."


    "Will do," Rn nodded, "It''s been taken care of."


    Micah, in the car now, casually flipped his sleek phone around in his hand but was actually keeping an eye on Sadie Roth, who had just exited the building.


    "Micah Clemens," Rn ventured a nce at Sadie Roth then asked in a low voice, "Don''t you think Miss Roth looks like someone?"


    "Huh?" Micah''s attention wasn''t fully there, so he didn''t catch Rn''s words, "What did you say?"


    "Nothing," Rn quickly changed the subject, "Head straight to the airport?"


    "Yeah," Micah withdrew his gaze, looking grim, "Time to deal with that crazy woman."


    ...


    Riding the subway home, Sadie Roth was greeted by the jubnt rushes of her three little ones.


    Mia lunged into Sadie Roth''s arms, wrapping one arm around her neck and pointing frantically toward the balcony with the other, "Mommy, Coco is mad. She locked herself in the cage and won''te out, and she''s pulling out her feathers." "No way should we coddle her for acting out like this," Noah dered with a stern face. "Mom, we can''t let her get away with it this time."


    "Yeah, she pooped in our barely-touched tuna this morning, ruining Brenda''s hard work. We had no choice but to go out for breakfast, and that''s just uneptable," Nathan grumbled, still visibly upset by the morning''s fiasco.


    "But it''s not good for her to be plucking her feathers out either," Sadie Roth worried. "Could she be depressed? Maybe we should take her to see a vet."


    "Yeah, taking her to the vet sounds good," Mia pouted, her big, wide eyes sparkling with tears. "I''m mad at her too, but it breaks my heart to see her like this."


    "Don''t worry, Mia. After we eat, we''ll take Coco to the vet," Sadie Roth reassured her, nting a kiss on Mia''s cheek.


    "You guys spoil her too much," Noah sighed like an old soul. "Ah, the mercy of a woman!"


    "Tell me about it. Girls are such a hassle," Nathan scowled, his face a mix of disdain. "Coco is a girl, that''s why she''s soplicated."


    "You two shouldn''t talk like that..." Sadie Roth chided patiently. "Coco is a part of our family, she''s one of us..."


    Knock, knock, knock!


    While Sadie was speaking, a knock on the door interrupted. She quickly set down Mia and went to answer it. "Could that be Brenda back from shopping?" Opening the door, a delivery person stood there, handing her a beautifully wrapped gift box, "Are you Sadie Roth? You''ve received a gift. Please sign for it!" "Who sent it?"


    ncing at the card, Sadie Roth gasped to see Micah Clemens written on it. How did he find out where she lived?