Barbara pulled out her phone to send a quick message to her fam

d exclamation mark popped up

of her screen. The signal bars had vanishe

Plan Removed - Your mobile line under the Cohen Group corpor

ically cutting off every resource she used in New York, trying to ba

g glass skyscraper of Cohen Group, Barbara paid the driver

silver company logo gleaming near the top of t

into the bustling marble atrium, walking straight past the Wall

from her bag, she tapped it

s the screen flashed bri

y to get the exact same red light. Keagan had revoked

alarm and stepped forward, blocking he

has been deactivated,

w breath to keep h

upstairs to pick up

s security tablet before looking

o stating that you're currently under suspension. You aren

agan had sealed off every single entrance j

he private VIP elevator chimed acros

ack of folders. Spotting Barbara blocked outside the turnstiles with a su

-uh, Ms.

a trace of sympathy flickering in his eyes befo

my desk and get my personal

nd pushed his glasses up

ments have been confiscated pending your handover, and if you want to go up to t

hree whole years, she was being forced to sign

bara said through clenched teeth, refu

alked her over to the reception counter, a

arp, forceful strokes, took the plastic visitor

llow me, M

thur, she stepped into the VIP

pward pull made her bruised ribs ache, and she pressed a hand l

office right now?"

d, his gaze dropping to the

ng down the hall right now, but... Miss Ma

n hadn't even waited twenty-four hours before bringing his pregnant m

rs slid open onto the quiet, carpet

d glances of the other assistants and walked straight tow

in front of her

en pried wide open, with work files and no

ached underneath the bottom drawer and f

ly empty-her private D

her ears just as the heavy mahogany doors of

shoulders, Catina strolled out holding a half-empty glass of warm milk. Spotting Barbara

o make every secretary on the floor turn and stare. "Sneaking b