After returning to New York, apart from rushing back to the company to deal with the piled-up work, I did not forget the matter that I had been worrying about. How could I, when that is all I could think when I find myself alone.

One was to pay keen attention to Emilia's situation. She was adamant the last time she spoke, saying she wanted to have an abortion, but she hadn't managed to carry it out by the time we returned to the city.

Ben had placed her under surveillance. He had dispatched several black-clad bodyguards to keep watch over her night and day, preventing her from finding any...