Chapter 2 - The Awakening
The plane finally touched down with a heavy jolt on the runway.
Chloe gasped, her heavy eyelids snapping open as she realized she had been sleeping on a stranger.
She shot up immediately, her face flushing bright crimson with absolute mortification.
"I am so incredibly sorry," she stammered, frantically grabbing her worn canvas bag from under the seat.
Alexander simply smiled, a charming and disarming expression that terrified his bodyguards even more.
"Don't apologize, you clearly needed the rest," his deep, velvet voice echoed in the quiet cabin.
Chloe handed him back his expensive jacket, completely oblivious to the fact that she was speaking to a financial titan.
"I have to get to Memorial Hospital immediately for my mother's surgery," she muttered, checking her cheap watch.
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Alexander signaled his men with a sharp flick of his wrist.
"My private driver is waiting on the tarmac, and we will take you there right now."
