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The phone rang, interrupting Danielle's attempts to piece together the night.
"Sweetie, coming hfor breakfast? Your Dad and | are waiting." Vivian's warm voice cthrough.
"No need to wait for me, Mom. I'll grab something here at my friend's place before heading back," Danielle
replied sweetly.
"Alright honey. Drive safe."
"Will do."
After hanging up, Danielle turned to Juniper with growing dread. "Who was the person last night?"
"Oh, just David Charrington, CEO of Charrington Group and possibly the most dangerous man in the business
world. You treated him like a high-end escort. It was quite a show, but he still drove you back,"
Juniper replied.
"Gotta go." Danielle vanished at supersonic speed.
At Charrington Group, David summoned his right- hand man. "Nathan, full background check on last night's
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"Got it. You have a multinational conference call in thirty minutes. Also, the Waywood Club auction is tomorrow-
they've got the Crimson Lily listed," Nathan Ross reported professionally.
Meanwhile, after leaving Juniper's place, Danielle sent a message to Emery: [Need everything on my kidnapping
18 years ago.]
Emery: [Suspecting something specific?]
Danielle:
[Yes.]
She never questioned it before, but since returning to the Darlings, things weren't adding up. How did a
kidnapper dodge all the security cameras and snatch her from a crowded party? Why zero leads after all these
years?
The more she thought about it, the more it felt like an inside job-someone close to the family must have
orchestrated the whole thing.
Emery: [I'm on it. If someone orchestrated this, made you suffer all these years... they'll pay.]
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Danielle? Don’t tellshe didn’t chlast night! Where did she sleep?"
"She stayed at a friend's. It's sweet that you're worried about your sister," Vivian replied with a smile.
"But she just got to Soulfield-what ‘friends’ could she have? | hate to suggest anything, but... | worry about her
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Danielle’s eyebrows knitted together, her expression turning ice-cold as she stared at Audrey. "Your imagination
must be exhausting."