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Ace's POV:

By the time we were leaving the office at seven that night, the dinner Heather and I were supposed to share was cancelled. She'd been called and asked to travel that same night. I felt awful but I had to live with it.

I had to concentrate and observe the company's outcome.

Heather would be gone for a week or so.

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The next day, I got down to business. Christina opted for less costly milk and raw materials. That wouldn't help. Not at all. James was still adding whatever he was adding.

About two weeks passed and the money I'd given Christina was finishing. Rumours were...