Chapter 40
Author: Roanna Baleta
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Darren strided to the parking lot. He was about to get into his car when his phone buzzed.

He was surprised that Hector was the one calling; he hadn’t asked him to get any work done but to check on Laiza. Or was something wrong with Laiza?

Darren usually has a short breath whenever he thinks of Laiza.

“Hey, is everything okay with Laiza?” He breathed loudly.

“Laiza is fine. However, I’m not calling because of her; I want you to watch the live news that’s going on right now.” Hector said it in suspense, but the way he sounded, it could only be one person who would go on the internet to cause an issue.

Eric was the only and first person that came to mind.

“On it, Hector.”He stayed on the call. Darren got into the driver seat and settled down to scroll through the internet.

“The Reeves family is a mess since Mr. Reeves, the billionaire, died. It’s so disappointing.” Darren read out the first comment on social media, and his heart clenched.

He scrolled down and saw hundreds of comments, a
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