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about Simon and listen. After what I had Inated from him and from Hana yesterday, I wasn’t locking forward to it.
Jobes was walking kuin my office. He was here to give me the latest report about
“Roan, I don’t how much to tell you. Mr. Hunter in staying pull, there was no pizza delivery yesterday or so today. The two men are hanging low in an abandoned building on 5th street and Amber living here as usual. I put one of the man on taking the woman Mr Hunters in thing with: In case she will set as a go between,” John told me. He has stopped using Simon’s first name anding the osman. I appreciated 0.
Thank you. Good thinking Go down stairs and some of Chef’s cooking. Then go horse and
and get som 1st.” I told him.
“Yes, bors. Thank you.”
on your way to the dining hall, could you ask Lauomite la coma u
“Sure thing.” John left at with my thoughts had gen up on sking about half an hour arriving at work thisneming. Lually work distracted me from everything else, but now I found l’on it. My mind would wander to Simon. I had know he wasn’t the person I had hoped he would grow up to be utting he had gone after Barn, for no apparent reason, and then listening to what Hana had told me, it filed me with a rage that and . It almost made me rethink my sequest that we wouldn’t go watched ruth: It was a way to my that Simon would be left alive whine were done. Had he not bom mysen, I wouldn’t used for. After what he had done to Han, and Thada keling she still bell out the worst detailk, I didn’t know if IMI he deserved the kindren I win showing him But he was my son and despite the man he had became I didn’t want to see him dead. I was getting a headache from trying to figure out what my part intaring out the way he did was, I sighed and forced myself to stop thinking about it lasted my mind wandered to my send distraction of the day, a much more pleasant one: Hana. She had been when I got downstairs this moming, riking me a bookfat burnt that I could eat in the car. It mad me that she remembered my hobits and that she made an effort to improve my life. I wouldn’t have minded uning down to eat with her. I was going addicted to her company. Expecially now that I was loved to touch and is her when I felt the need for it. And the need was almost constant when I was with her. After what she had told me about her life with Siman, I was huned that she let me get close to her. She had been so brave when she had told me mething he had put her through. Well, most of it. But I respected her and to keep some things private. When she had told me she was good at sex, I had wanted to ask if he had forced her against bar will. But I hadn’t be brave mough, I wasn’t ready for the answer I would stoly get. Despite that, the bad let me clour, the had responded to my touch in a way I had nev
grind before. The image of Hana spread out half naked on my kitchen island lashed beke me. It made me instantly hard and I could almost feel her taste on my tongue. She was among every part of her I got to know was more bellant than the lot. The way she had given in to her desire and had one undone had told me everything I needed to know about her former lovers. If she felt she wanbad at arx, they must al have been complete idiots that knew nothing about one to pleide a woman. I would make her see how weary she was about hersell. It would be my absolute plate to make sure she knew how perfect and desirable she was also needed to figure out if she would be open to move into my son, to share my bed. I had been honest when I had told her that I wouldn’t have sex with her until I knew the was confortable with it. But last night it had felt strangely empty to go to bed alone, despite her being on the other side of the wall from me. I wanted her next to me suggled up like she had been on the couch. That reminded me of a thought I had worker, I called Clair through the intercom
I want you to get me some blankets,” I told her.
net?” she asked
“No, you know the kind you can have on a couch,” I explained.
“Suse. I get right on that. Any special kind?”
Special lind?” asked, not knowing what I was delay.
„ban. Like krited, wool, fake fur, Dore, think thin and so on,” she explained.
“EhJdwwhat is the best choice for watching me or an everyday evening at home?”
“How about I get you a couple of different and you can send the ones you don’t like back?” she suggested
“Yes, that sounds good.” Lagreed.
“What colour?” the then asked I had to grean. How was this diet? 1 was happy had one shopping for the blanket on my own.
“I don’t. Fink or softer
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“Pink or in Yes,” Clair confined and I could appeated ugh in her vele. Maybe I should have gone out to buy them on my own. I had a sling this would be a story that would
pread wildin in the office “Was there anything that the inked.
“No, that was all. Thank you, Clair,” Iuid and that the into af. I had just de
“Me Laurence here to see you, ho.”
decided to try and get some work done shown the thing bed and Clare and
“Thank you, let him through stood up and shook hands with one of the best
hd When had decided to do a deep dive into Simon’s room, there had only been one ©candidats for the job. We had hired Anthony Laurence there your age, Like with all nom del panel, HR had done most of the work. But Jason er 1 ubcaps sat in on the last interview as we – Manted to make sure they were the right it for the company. It had been me that had attended Mr Laurence’s interview. He had checked all the bases, my only reservation was that he had a slight annous quality to him. But he fad been the best candidate and we had offered him the position. Two weeks after he had started working for us, be had asked for a meeting with me. That was odd though that it awoke my curiosity and instead of directing it to his danger HK, I accepted. He had been even mane men than whom he had his interview. When I asked him why he wanted to meet, he had apologised in me, telling me that he had not been honest during his hiring process and that is needed to conce clean. At that point I was expecting the want. Industrial espionage, in male planted by one part of the motor sething of the set, it tuned out hewn hormal but had never been open about it. His funny and fancer dide’t know until the din before out resting. Mr. Laurenre had not been able to continue living the way he was and had confessed. Now he had been cut off by his family and his faces had asked him to move out. He kern we were a company that had its sin diffent ports of the litry and he felt he needed to be honest with us. I had been impressed by the courage to sacrifor everything to be true to harrell. For all te krow, I sold make up an vocute and five him. Lowing him homeless, without a job or family, I had told him that we don’t care what his sexual orientation v1. lison and I had kenndan teach slik, see knew that low, no me what shape in its in, was something the wohl needed more of. Then inked him if there was something we could de ke him and offered to let horn stay in one of the safe house we hit in the city. He had becalmed and grateful, bet told me he had a friend he stayed. After that day, Mir Laiemer had grown Eta himself and he bad prove to be one of our most impal and hardworking ployees, I needed
him, so loyal and someone who understood hose complicated family matters could
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“You have most likely heard about the investigation we are conducting about my son,” I told him as we both had taken our seats,
“Um, I wouldn’t say I have heard…” he started to say. I gave him a short sle
“It’s okay, Mr Laurence. I know how efficient the gosip mill is in this place,” I told him. He looked relieved and nodded. “The next step I want us to take is a deep dive in Simon’s dances, both his personal and those of his business. I will need your help with that,” I said. We continued talking about the task for a while. I described what the scope of the investigation was and he asked question when he needed clarifications. All the while he took notes.
new areas to investigate,” he asked. I nodded.
“Would it be possible to talk to his ex–wife? She may not know anything specific, but sometimes small things can lead me
d me into new areas to
ou, would you be available to do so outside office hours? She has started a new job and has a hard time getting away in the middle of the day.”
I will ask. If she is open to talk to you,
“Yes, that shouldn’t be an issue,” he agreed. We said goodbye and I looked at my phone. Usually I avoided calling or texting Hana when she was working. It was disrespectful to interrupt hat But this was important. And maybe I used it at a good excuse to check in with her.
work.
a: H. How’s your day? I have put an accountant to look Into Simon’s manos, he wondered if you would be willing to ammer a a couple of questions? I will be there the entire time. Larnt the text, and waited, it took a little longer than usual for her to respond and I had to remind myself she was working. There was no need to panic and turn on the app on showed the interior cameras of the apartment,
H: Hi. It’s going good so far. How about yours? Sure, I would be up for that. Should I ask my mager for time off tomorrow?
Me: No need, I will bring him back with me when I leave for the day. Is that okay with you?
I–Sure. We at least have some cupcakes to offer and I can make sure to put on some coller.
Me: Not Those cupcakes are not for any
are not for anyone else but for you and me. I will see you at half past five
on my phone that
I felt strangely protective of the cupcakes. Han had sent some with me to work as a sack and I was hiding there my desk da, out of sight. We had made them together and they felt special I called Laurence and asked him to be ready to leave at five and that he would get to ask the questions he needed. We met at precisely five and be followed me in his car as I drove home. As we waked into my apartment 1 felt the scent of freshly brewed coffee and something Svet. Hana had baked, and I smiled as she came walking towards us with a smile. Her focus shifted from me to Laurence and the smile fell and she looked surprised.
“Anthony?” she asked.
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wait wait wait before I continue as
aaasa this is Anthony who Hana’s friend loooooves omg I love this plott
plot twist
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