hapter 208: Do I Know You?
Hudson’s gaze passed over her briefly.
No change in expression.
No acknowledgment.
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But the moment she crossed his line of sight, her steps tightened almost imperceptibly-the kind
of reaction that only came from realizing she had been seen.
She kept walking.
Didn’t stop.
Didn’t look back.
The real Damien Blackwood stepped forward and leaned slightly toward Hudson, murmuring something only the group behind them could hear.
Hudson’s gaze didn’t move from the woman.
“Stop right there.”
The command landed cleanly.
Immediate.
The woman froze.
Her body tensed as if she had been physically pulled in place. Slowly, she turned-just enough to acknowledge them-but her head remained slightly lowered, avoiding direct eye contact.
Hudson studied her for a moment.
“You don’t look familiar,” he said evenly. “Are you a new hire?”
The woman opened her mouth slightly, hesitation catching her before she could answer.
But Bill stepped in first.
Too quickly.
“Yes, Mr. Blackwood,” he said, a fraction of nervousness slipping through his tone. “She’s one of
our new administrative assistants. Just started last week.”
Hudson’s eyes shifted to him briefly.
Then back to her.
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“Is she mute?”
Bill blinked, caught off guard.
“I’m sorry, sir-what… what do you mean?”
Hudson’s expression didn’t change.
“I asked if she’s mute. Why are you answering for her?”
Silence followed immediately.
Bill went still, the confidence he had entered with earlier completely gone now.
“I-I just meant-”
“Come closer,” Hudson said, cutting him off.
The woman hesitated.
Her fingers curled slightly at her sides, uncertain.
Hudson’s gaze sharpened just a fraction.
“Are you deaf as well?”
That made her move.
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Carefully, she stepped forward until she was standing within clearer view, then slowly lifted her
head.
Her expression was nervous, controlled, like someone trying not to misstep in real time.
But her eyes didn’t stay on Hudson.
They flickered past him.
Searching.
Until they landed on someone just off to the side.
Her voice came out uncertain, almost disbelieving.
“You… Mr. Ashcroft?”
A beat of silence followed.
The man standing beside Monroe didn’t answer immediately.
Not because he didn’t hear her.
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