CHAPTER-FORTY:
As I stared at my mother, two pairs of eyes turned to face me, but only one set of eyes stopped me. Ella. Despite my efforts, my mind struggled for words, and she averted her gaze and rushed toward the elevator, running past me. After a few seconds, she smoothed out her dress and grimaced. As my mother was only about twenty feet away from her, she couldn't pursue her. "I... I can't." she countered. "Aren't you going after her?" I asked her. The loud bang that came from my mother's office caught my attention as I stepped toward her as she slapped me on the back as she ran down the hallway. "Ugh, you're hopeless," Clarissa said, slapping me on the back as she ran down the hallway. As I just stepped into the office, I crushed a piece of glass strewn about the floor when two security guards op
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