Elizabeth Moore
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12
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For Joshua, everything had come to a halt. All his life's achievements, his career, his ambitions – everything was destroyed. And he still couldn't decipher as to where the building was. Where the hell did it go overnight? He took his phone out to call Jenny, but her phone was switched off. "Doug, you need to go to your Company and find Jenny!" he said with anxiety on his face. "She might be in trouble." Doug shook his head in frustration. He was thinking of putting some pressure on Dawn, and now…-
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"Why have you stopped?" asked the Mayor. The fog was beginning to get thick and he didn't want to go further inside. He regretted coming with Joshua and Doug. These two men were highly accomplished and Joshua had been closely associated with the party. He had a lot of political connections. That was one of the reasons he came with the Environmentalist. "Where are the rooms?" Joshua's chest tightened and he opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. His mind froze and his knees were wobbly.…
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Mayor's muscle strained when he said, "You imbecile. You have built two rooms over there?" asked the Mayor. "To observe the phenomenon?" "Yes!" said Joshua very imposingly. "If you like you can inspect the place for yourself." Doug Langston intervened, "Yes Sir. Joshua is on the verge of making a phenomenal discovery. According to him there is an animal whose behavior resembles that of a pterodactyl. Given a few more months, he will be able to get the animal out of the fog. He is unable to enter the…
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Jenny's mind stuttered. On an impulse she said that she was instructed. "I— I mean—" She darted her image around and was extremely fidgety. "The money has— has gone to relevant projects." Dawn got up from her place and walked past the table to Jenny. She bent over the file and pointed to a red circle around a figure. "This amount has been siphoned off the Company to a NGO called 'Endangered Creatures' in the name of 'Go Green' project. And every time you are the one who signs the amount. It's like…
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'Dawn!' Quetz called her back. 'Where are you? Why do I feel that you are near me?' Dawn started to walk deeper in the conservatory and to her shock she came across very thick fog. Right outside the fog, it was written, 'Do Not Cross. Habitat of Endangered Species.' "Shit!" Dawn broke into sweat. 'What happened?' asked Quetz, his voice suspicious. 'What are you doing on this side of Ensmoire?' she asked him as sweat slithered down her spine and she rubbed her forearms to subdue the fear forming…
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Joshua didn't extend his hand and Dawn felt awkward. She withdrew her hand and gestured to him to sit on the chair. The man was in an attacking mood with a very serious demeanor. She looked at Doug, who appeared joyful. He gave her an unusual smile, which she knew what it meant. But she was up for whatever challenge or whatever theory or threat Joshua was going to throw at her. "Joshua Barker is here to discuss the 'Go Green' project," said Doug. Dawn crossed her hand across her chest and sat back in…
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Dawn was highly irked by the way Doug was speaking. She found him extremely suspicious. "Joshua is affiliated to the political parties. Because of his political connections, we can't just stop giving aid for his project. Because if we will do that, chances are that he will exert political pressure, which will definitely decrease our already slow pace!" Doug snapped. "I don't care!" Dawn replied. "And there will be no argument over this matter. You will stop giving any aid to the 'Go Green'…
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Lily opened the door of the office—a huge room that occupied the corner was built on a large space of the floor with floor-to-ceiling windows that lent view to two directions: Seventh Avenue to the North, and City's Museum in the front, which was just a few blocks away. The two remaining walls were covered with several paintings, a door, bookshelves and photos of her mother and father. A large mahogany table was neat with just a computer, a pen stand, few files and photographs of two kids. The right…
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Cole pursed his lips and his gaze darted towards Daryn who simply… smiled. Why wasn't he saying anything to Dawn? When for the next five minutes none of them spoke, Dawn checked out time on her wristwatch. It only increased Cole's anxiety. Not able to hold it anymore, he blurted, "I can… go?" Victory. Dawn grinned. "Yes, but—" "But what?" Cole's skin pebbled with excitement. "Dawnnnn, but what?" She had allowed him to go. He was on the verge of jumping on his seat when she said, 'but' and…
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On Dawn's assurance that she would start attending the office from next day onwards, Lily Wyatt was actually looking forward to it. She was eager that Dawn started working as soon as possible, and brings the Company out of the doldrums. The fact that she was married to Daryn Silver would work in her favor. The sooner she brought the business back on track, the sooner she would be able to take it back from her. Her plans were all ready. All she had to do was wait for a year or so or maybe less… There was…
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