She wasn't about to give up so easily.

Austyn waited for a while but didn't hear a reply.

He guessed she'd gone back downstairs, so he retumed to his shower.

He stood under the showerhead and let the warm water wash over him, carrying a

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He tried the name.

It had a nice ring to it

The McCarthy family were apparently wealthy but kept a low profile.

away his fatigue.

All he could gather online was that they owned the M Group, a behemoth that had a finger in almost every lucrative pie.

Kira said the company was founded by him.

Who was running it now?

And what about the rest of his family?

Other than the woman who claimed to be his wife, did he also b

did he also have siblings?

His parents, if they were still alive, must be in their late sixties or early seventies.

How were they coping with his disappearance?

Would they be happy to see him, even though he was no longer the same person? Austyn screwed his eyes shut.

His head hurt as if someone was using an electric drill to bore a hole in his skill,

He smacked a palm against the tiled wall and fought the wave of nausea.

Sweat dripped down his forehead and was soon washed away.

He forced himself to stop thinking.

Austyn shut off the shower and took a deep breath

He ran tomorrow's schedule through his mind, pondered on the latest developments in traditional retail, and even tried to guess what the weather would be like anything to get his mind off his He padded out of the bathroom.

Then he pulled up short at the figure slumped on the sola.

The woman was mapping.

Autryn approached her with a frown

He thought she'd left.