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The room was quite dark, the curtains were closed shut and the duvet was over her head “Get a grip, Ellen!” David said in an alarming tone, pulling the duvet away, Ellen curled up on the bed “Why didn’t you quit before all this?” She asked, taking a stab at David’s chest.

“You need to stop sulking and talk to me,” David said sitting at the end of the bed and watching Ellen avoid him the best way she could, by not seeing his face. “It was a sort of government organization, I didn’t want to get you involved,” David said.

“Yet, I was the first target” Ellen snapped turning her head to him “The fact you’re fiesty shows that you’re recovered” David joked as Ellen turned her head away from him again showing anger “I was just joking, okay,” David said.

“You could have died, don’t you know that?” Ellen asked teary “You’re the only family I’ve got,” she said now sobbing “I’ll be fine, there’s no need to panic, we’ll be fine” David answered pulling her in for a hug.

“We’ll be fine, we always a
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    After hearing Allen's answer, Miriam took a deep breath as she regained control of her emotions. She then asked, "How do I know you're saying the truth?"Although the man in front of her resembled Allen Scott, she couldn't afford to believe that it was him. Everyone knew that he had suddenly become insane at the height of his power, losing everything that he'd acquired in two years. After then no one had heard from him again. It was as if he had suddenly vanished into the empty void. If not for his sister, Stephanie Scott handling matters then even the last property he had would have been sold off. Of course, she was powerless against the powerful figures who came to acquire all of Allen's properties which included the Allen company."I don't need to prove that I'm Allen Scott," Allen said as he turned to look at Josh, using his eyes to inform him that he should do the talking.Josh immediately understood and took a deep breath before straightening his shirt. He then said with a nod,