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“I’m really sorry for coming here just like that. If it’s okay with you, I wanna stay with you for the night. I don’t feel like it’s safe for me to be in my place all alone right now.”
“Oh, flower. Of course, you can! Sit down. I’ll grab you a glass of wine. Okay?” She smiled reassuringly at me.
“Sure.” I returned her smile and sat on the couch. I was still trembling. Stupid fear. I took several deep breaths to calm myself down. This was weird I usually didn’t get so rattled.
Everything was okay, Madison. Nothing happened to you, so you can relax.
Lauren sat down, handing me a glass of red, my favorite.
“So, tell me. What happened?”
I heaved a long sigh. “Two nights ago I was driving back from my work, and I felt like I was being watched.” I shuddered, remembering that strange moment. “I didn’t notice anything unusual, though, so I shrugged it off. Now, while I was on the train on my way home, I got the same feeling. Lauren, I am sure someone was watching me. I couldn’t see anyone suspicious—actually, no one even looked at me—but my instincts were telling that person was there. They were there and they were watching me. You probably think I am over exaggerating or something.”
She was looking at me seriously. “No, not at all.”
“Maybe the stress of everything is getting the best of me, maybe not. I don’t know.” I gnawed at my lip.
“I think you should definitely be careful. If you see something suspicious, you better report it to the police as soon as possible.”
“I know,” I said and took a sip of wine.
After some thinking, I decided to tell Lauren everything about Grant. She was one of my best friends, and I would feel better if I shared this with someone. “You know, I really like Grant.”
Lauren raised her eyebrows. “Oh?”
“Yeah. You have no idea, Lauren.” I took my shoes off and put my legs beneath me. “He is perfect. He is a great lover, and he is so strong.”
I told her about every single thing that happened between us, even mentioning how Grant fingered me in the conference room.
“I can’t believe he would do such a thing! He is insatiable, and he drives me crazy! In a good way, of course.” I grinned, expecting Lauren to make some joke about it or something like that.
For some reason, her face became more somber, and I noticed there was something bothering her.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
She shook her head. “To tell you the truth, I’m shocked. I mean, I’m happy that you are happy, but at the same time I’m not convinced he’s okay.”
“Why not, Lauren? You don’t even know him.”
“I don’t know. Somehow, CEOs and people like them are more shady than not. Remember that I warned you about your company? Well, what if he’s one of those dangerous sharks who would do anything to get what they want?”
I twisted my hands anxiously, bothered that she felt this way about Grant without even knowing him. “Grant is okay, Lauren. He is not like that. He is honest, hard-working, and skilled businessman. He is not one of those people who would walk over others for the sake of his millions.” At least I didn’t think he was.
“I’m sorry. I get it. He sounds okay. On the other hand, if he is okay and you are in the inner circle then you are safe.”
I flinched, looking at her in surprise. “What does that mean?”
She took a sip of her wine and then she put her glass on the table. “Look, I wasn’t really sure if I should tell you this or not, because I didn’t want to freak you out.”
My hairs stood on my neck, and I felt afraid to hear what she was about to say next. “What?”
“I know that someone was killed on their job site last year.”
“What?”
“Yes. They were killed, and the details are unknown because the company covered it up. I heard it once from my boss. He knows some people in LQT, so the news reached him despite their secrecy.”
“Oh my God.” I paled, my whole body trembling in new fear. I put my glass next to hers, all of a sudden feeling nauseous. “Killed?”
