"Taking a leave?" Debra murmured.


    She was aware of She''s financial struggles, which made this request for leave unusual. Moreover, interns at the McKinney Group couldn''t afford to miss days without affecting their attendance record, Leanna voiced her thoughts, "Could it be rted to what ppened yesterday?"


    Debra''s frown deepened. She had hinted to Leanna about Shelia''s possible pregnancyst night, but she hadn''t expected Shelia to act so quickly.


    "I see. Find a way to contact She and ask her what''s going on. Also, reach out to Ben, having him look into nearby hospitals and check if Shelia visited a gynecologist,"


    "Will do."


    Debra hung up the phone, her gazending on the calendar beside her.


    ording to Erica, Marion and Randy would return from overseas in three days. She hoped to have everything sorted out before their return.


    Shelia found herself once again at rissa''s small rental house. Inside, threerge, intimidating men sat, their eyes gleaming with hostility.


    "Have some tea, gentlemen." rissa fawned over them, pouring them.


    tea.


    Sheha felt a chill run down her spine, but she steeled herself and


    alked in.


    ne men scrutinized her, their expressions unreadable.


    rissa pulled her aside, whispering, "Why did you onlye now?"


    Shelia asked, "Are these you squees, owed T


    "Of course pot," risse whispered. When repo Juan''s wife, those hired hands refused fortynde kerkope rmended these three. They''re ores de 10 app wa


    She made a throat-cutting gesture. She hadn''t expecRA MOORE GA far. Even if she wanted to back or on the mascar


    Seeing her troubled expression, Shells asked, "How do yo they want?"


    rissa held up a finger.


    "100 thousand dors?" Shelia askedN?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    ""One million!"


    "What? That''s absurd."


    Shelia freaked out, and rissa exined, "They''re professionals. If you want to kill Debra, they can provide after-sales serve. They guarantee no one finds Debra''s body, and no one knows it was you? "No, it won''t work." Shelia frowned. "If Debra disappears without a HR, Juan will keep looking for her. Only when he sees Debra''s body will have a chance to marry into the Nichols family."


    Her mother wrung her hands, her voice filled with worry. "But one million dors. Who cane up with that kind of money?"


    Since these desperadoes were already here, they would not leave without gaining anything.


    Shelia thought carefully before saying, "It''s one million dors, right? As


    as Debra is killed and I be Mrs. Nichols, I''ll have more than ugh money,"


    She walked up to the three men and announced, "I''ll give you 100


    thousand dors as a deposit. If you manage to kill Debra, I''ll pay you the rest once I be Mrs. Nichols."


    The men exchanged nces and sneered. Without warning, one of them stepped forward and pressed Shelia''s head against the door, making her face instantly pale.