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Smith stared through the windshield to the road ahead, which had dwindled over the two-hour car ride from an interstate with four lanes to a two-lane highway, to the bumpy country road that he was currently driving on. The family estate was severely isolated compared to his penthouse in the city, tucked away near a sleepy little town that they’d just passed through five minutes ago.
The journey up here wasn’t Smith’s favorite, but the board was meeting at the estate this time. At least if he had to be here, he wouldn’t be alone.
He cast a glance at Cameron, in the passenger seat. She was absorbed in looking out the window.
“We’re almost there,” he said.
She turned to him with a smile. “I’m not going to be the only assistant coming along, right?”
Truthfully, he had no idea. He clea
