Lola and Elijah stepped into the elevator. Lola asked, "Wouldn’t it be enough for the branch office to investigate the gold heist in Mosaic.? Why are you going there? It’s chaotic over there."
Elijah glanced at their reflections in the elevator doors, a playful smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "Don’t worry. I still need to come back and marry you."
The situation in Mosaic was already complicated. Lola couldn’t shake the suspicion that the thieves might be working in collusion with the local authorities. The mere thought of it unsettled her.
When she didn’t respond, Elijah’s lips curled upward as he tried to stifle a grin. There was no way he could tell her he was more concerned about the potential conflict between her and Ashton in his absence.
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