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CHAPTER 104: The Enemy Within
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Logan walks out of Barry's office happily, excited he had finally achieved his goals.

He then decided to talk to Amanda as he knew this was going to make Lawton angry.

He walked into the reception and asked Clara where Amanda's office was.

Clara was angry as she heard Logan talk, wondering why he needed to see her.

"She's in the cafeteria," she said, continuing her work.

"Thank you," Logan said, as he walked into the cafeteria.

He met Amanda who was still eating and sat beside her as she smiled.

"You are still here?" Amanda said, looking at him.

"How did your meeting go with Barry?" She asked.

"It went really well," Logan said, smiling at her.

"You should eat something, the food here is really nice," Amanda said.

"Okay," Logan said, calling out to a waitress.

He ordered food as the waitress walked up to him, before starting a conversation with Amanda.

Logan had been away after the incident at the warehouse because he needed to keep a low profile.

He couldn't risk anyone finding out it
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