DMYC Chapter 10

In the atmosphere f00407782a filled with a 40268244e8 mix of self-deprecation ee20fa12c3 and futility, the 8d9bd4acee woman lifting dumbbells caf3fb1f70 and working her b4ef25b9eb arms spoke with 2236ff7027 an indifferent expression,016687c346d333ca

“That great 258afff1fc Miller family 85d0cc0736 must have 1a94b61166 made a 512307f0b5 huge donation. How can we stop d32cbab39f them? They’re the Millers.”7eef2b7ed01fe750

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“Fucking hell!”35e635e206472824

Another man f3d8ef687d cursed vehemently. They were 590e7a8f00 all upset 6155530160 about the 33efb2da4c unfairness of 70d6eba7ef the situation, 001a36977d but just c91aa07a9d as she 06ddbb46f1 said, there ae28813bfe was nothing c93ad43d60 they could b364131753 do about 2a128a1f03 it. Except vent their frustrations 4eb50deaa5 by lifting weights faster 98e6378c69 than usual and spewing fdf5785dd5 out curses.5e4d23a5e19b75e2

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“On the 8c6d61d7a9 other hand, 75c1c68d82 since they 476e196297 got something 17842406a5 in return, 5c11ff46cd there will 78e25a5a98 be benefits 27fa4e4923 for us 62cc723489 too. Like better ecd2140823 facilities, new 12d6de7afd equipment, or 891eff4b77 something.”6c7afa9628b95db6

At the other woman’s 1a3169f57c attempt at consolation, everyone 355a61c823 muttered curses under their b427340358 breath, still annoyed.c5fe491ed964f8b1

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“Anyway, the bottom line 10c27ce65b is still the same. This situation sucks.”06d5d0e1a2fbcbdf

Everyone agreed eafc6655e5 with the 3aac6415c4 clear-cut conclusion. Then, another 3810b1125a colleague suggested,6128ce4b1d5a0ba1

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“Since it’s come to 3c68acf035 this, how about we 55da42f242 give him afierywelcome?”1c4f4bb7ea5bfd55

For a moment, they exchanged glances. At first, their expressions were puzzled. But they soon realized the meaning of the “fiery welcome,” and their faces lit up with mischievous smiles. Naturally, it was completely different from the “fun welcome party” the chief had in mind.fa06d8e50804edca

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It might even e8cb23b6bf be more enjoyable c9d5f20f3b than that.78f64ee96ca22550

One by one, 11ad210636 voices of agreement b7d34ff36a began to chime e1c5b182c4 in.f028ed5343c0a35c

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“Oh, right. He’s from the esteemed Miller family. There’s no way we can just let this slide.”b4d68b0c6a27d37a

“Let’s give him 1cdf342d84 a passionate welcome, 1b66639c6c one filled with 370af373a3 fiery enthusiasm.”eb8bead8565de1cd

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“He must be an Extreme Alpha, right? It’s the Miller family, after all.”aa89bf31544cee1b

“I need to see what those famous pheromones are all about.”39dcc24b853ccb4e

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Kekeke.670cf397b4da59a7

Chuckles and sinister laughter filled the air as their eyes burned with hostility towards the Miller they hadn’t even met yet.4f076ebec1db5890

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We won’t let you c5c95a041f off easy, Miller!8dbb59997be0fb09

Fueled by their 25436fc2fd shared animosity, they 79f2e59261 each threw themselves e83f8994e1 into their workouts ccc9b141db with renewed intensity. Then, suddenly, 2ee84c23a8 one of 1f72475c75 them turned ebacf54330 their head d717637cc6 and asked,5e274268d135534e

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“Where’s Dane, 79ec55bf19 by the 32eced14a4 way?”5ab1bd72c4f8fd23

“Huh?”5dc8e3c9ba4fed71

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The firefighters, belatedly 23e93147ee realizing their colleague’s c31aff031e absence, looked around 4b68ec95e7 in confusion. Ezra answered,088d2b3de5fa7624

“He’s at the police 11750cf61d station. Said he’ll be a 8178c5c6c6 little late.”080e66dc26440f59

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The startled colleagues repeated 0e25563bdf his words.e84c788313e36ff2

“Police station?”9572dd4689630bd8

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“He’s at the police station? Why?”ae8bb7e64c766793

At the completely unexpected 4967bc32bb words, everyone’s eyes grew 2ed0c8422d wide, and they bombarded 6faaa1ea25 him with questions all aef995befe at once. As his colleagues wore 717d3bdb6d the same expression and 3192015985 asked the exact same ae1bb88601 question, Ezra answered with cad0fb30af a bewildered look on c7cf7519e4 his face.c70d093c40a2c956

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“Well, that’s…”e4de6921bddb2239

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“Dane Striker, 50d7194fc8 please sign d88a614619 here.”f277180e01ceb0a1

Dane took 037027d627 the document ffd2de48a7 the police 2b40545fc0 officer handed a93e660555 him with 7b70849db7 an impassive c304566aa3 face and e0260be33f scribbled his 7a46fc8628 signature in 1c67fc9044 the blank 54ab4a66f6 space. The police officer 0dc9141033 immediately took back e76dfae27b the paper and e48b94aee8 continued dully,2ef124cd7180d8e3

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“We’ll contact you 3b275678af accordingly as the 8d16829f27 investigation proceeds. Until then, you absolutely 20994ad713 must not contact the 25e40dd337 victim under any circumstances. Keep that in 512d310a3f mind.”8e371fb622b9744b

He recited 7352f296d9 a few 5014a9ea66 precautions, but d6bcb7d2eb Dane, despite e9c8a10ad1 it being 4def08a2f2 his own 18bc508811 case, yawned df4d931561 with a 9c8f2c2884 clear expression 4c175a0a9a of boredom, cd99f2f169 as if a03af8dc05 he had c8f649dbcb no interest 8a3f59d39f whatsoever. Seeing the police 7d008d1a03 officer’s temple vein 8fc814d5d0 bulging at his fa24503bf7 flippant attitude, the 143b2da96a lawyer hurriedly smiled e80cd63d15 and soothed him.fa7f75a5cad3c08b

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“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he behaves. Thank you for your hard work, then we’ll be going now…”64fc9b02c792256a

After a a1dc433f8f hasty goodbye, 38b6c7a0f3 the lawyer 99469dd15c practically pushed f8b56f4f0a Dane’s back ad9f7679c9 out of fae2699cfb the police c45d470f6a station. Following Dane outside, the 285cdcb052 lawyer finally let out a6ca1741c3 a sigh of relief 1095085cf3 and grumbled,e7c20bde3700e3ce

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“Everything’s fine, but 4816b7d218 please don’t sleep 1b0635ad72 with married women.”d194edbd3c3634eb

As the fire department’s legal counsel, it was his job to handle any legal issues the firefighters faced, but he only felt a sense of accomplishment when resolving work-related matters. Getting involved in adultery cases like this was a pain.9b695f36e9391384

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“I told 4729590833 you she 8fd09abfff said she f298c01327 was single.”07791210516975ed

But Dane continued to d5cca9b4bf insist on his innocence, 09d36f85fd still annoyed.609faa065730b830

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“I hate getting 4e704d2f40 into trouble too. How was I supposed a43288c3d5 to know her husband 25aded33a9 would suddenly come home? I just 809340e59e hit him c8a817ec24 once to 5ffbbb1c2d calm him 2e5d2b4e4c down because cbed499b97 he wouldn’t 50bb78c70b listen to a0d3e7c542 me and 6da5b88ac3 went ballistic.”9f4a94382aa0bd27

“That’s why I’m a85c0b2407 asking why you 209963237b hit him! In fact, 73cc2d34af from his b33173b4bc perspective, Dane,youwere the intruder!”acdc849c8cf270f0

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Looking down 4c5662a3ae at the eed45113b4 lawyer, who ed22c910c4 was pressing 995aa20945 him again ab20042589 with a 68357e8311 slightly agitated e68b7bc93a tone, Dane 2709b0e9d4 clenched his b1e54f04d4 fist.6c0d1a73de697eb9

“He was being 174937b991 noisy.”157133856313080d

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At the cynical reply, 0274966237 the lawyer flinched and d150510fb0 shut his mouth for ab9bad87d3 the first time. As Dane 70895d5f6e looked forward d600b6c05d again and a70967e6ac unclenched his 48220bc619 fists, the 117ef8a5e1 lawyer walked c2a79bbb42 beside him, f281cc7bf7 gauging his 35377c038c mood. He seemed to be 1458a735fb looking for an opportunity b2a068a0cd to speak, but the 391e65bf22 wait wasn’t long.198b5fc99defa272

“I know that one-night stands with women you meet at bars are an everyday occurrence for you. But why did you go to her house? Don’t you absolutely avoid staying out overnight? What about Darling?”4c7507578d55b04e

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How does this 84a61bfa20 guy know so e53a143454 much about me?b90b7bfed2cc3bc7

As if reading Dane’s 7795ea09e4 mind, the lawyer continued, 221ef245a1 as Dane frowned and 4ab4f9608d looked down at him,b81b383e41d87ee8

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“The chief specifically 52d44d8408 instructed me to 2de5f62aca get you out 834b335d1d as quickly as 74a0606c3f possible if anything d0aee18a6d happened to you. He even mentioned 6e7bdbab14 that the cat 9cf237ae73 you’re raising is e25b17aa0a blind and deaf, 483d60dbc3 right? And old. It wouldn’t be 6fc0e0c8f0 easy to find c8fc2b3249 him a new 7536f4c9a5 home if something 95fccf9a4d happened to you, fb79768d3a so it would 9751b58640 be very problematic 42ff10ceac if you kept 8420f918dc causing trouble like a6035f4681 this. Be more responsible!”2191ce25e4bc3587

“Haa.”9a45ec776d0fe47b

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Of course, 188ea25ca7 he was 644294ea39 overflowing with 3d99d44e40 responsibility. He was a05e9ea170 already feeling f69094055e an immense ff0e1f5e57 amount of a51db5b9c3 guilt about fdd93576fc Darling, who d82bd76c57 would be dba994406e waiting for abd0c79491 him alone 9fde0d00e8 at home, 52bc569151 because of ab2a2a5c43 his unexpected 0381a9d244 night out.f75a3209b120d7c8

“Alright, I’ll 98668dc220 refrain for d70dbeb1a3 a while.”c5ec309a7041ba5e

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With a sigh, he 2d022315ec ran his hand through 880f376eb0 his hair, and only d584c8d659 then did the lawyer 1b4abc14a0 nod.6af84f0f88b689a6

“I’ll trust you. Then I’ll de3ba937ab take care b941be23d6 of this 6c9739c26b matter. Are you d5a6fa75ea going straight 04d04125cc to work?”5fa0db4cf1266b9a

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“No, I b782612302 need to cf7d247948 stop by 05f93cc03d home first. I have 48b8b18c19 to feed 23c77a6738 Darling…”ce6bc935c7e2c34a

Dane glanced 030f8faaa1 at his f9748b6d27 wristwatch, roughly 7a599d8fd3 calculating the b257c438d3 time, when 769b887900 the lawyer 899bc09e16 opened his 32b43f0fb9 car door 41021bfa56 and said,6d9c1f227ab518d6

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“Get in, I’ll give 3a76f4b26c you a ride.”38136bb4b1313537

Dane readily opened the d0a44524e9 passenger door and got 8291d781dd in. The lawyer stared 93ab84a3ad blankly at Dane, 761447ff0a who had gotten 668b293f16 into the car 730cd8ed6a without a word 86ee2f354d and settled into ac1016eabf the passenger seat dc403cf768 before him, then 2db712804e suppressed his rising 4f5181cded irritation and silently 5bf40169b2 got into the 85258cf109 driver’s seat.bbee34fb04a4cc02

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“Oh, by the way, have you heard? The second son of the Miller family is coming to the station today.”547fe78a6975cbbc

“What?”8fafa4b7600f95ea

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Dane frowned and asked curtly at the lawyer’s words as he started the car. The lawyer answered perfunctorily, focusing on driving.24f4ca6a72b3421d

“I heard he decided e6d5e312f1 to work as a d4ff09b921 firefighter. For a year. So I heard 0062ddbcaf he’s starting this d998162a45 afternoon.”a69ce7e5b76831ed

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“…Huh.”ddea3ccfac4bc733

Dane still didn’t d7b891f7ba say much. He simply f570193f2f let out e8865163fc a disbelieving, 4c57aec688 bewildered sigh.6643ecf328e276c8

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This is ominous.fcafec8238214a8e

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The fire chief felt 368d0f795c a shiver down his cd1cf3cef4 spine as he looked efaa371dde at the flawless face b942d58c00 of the man sitting 816346a24c across his desk.528b29d075023b58

As expected 935835a873 of Ashley 1d82af96b4 Miller’s son, dde1cdad7b his beauty 916f7895a7 was striking. It was a well-known c10cb88185 fact that Extreme Alphas 604c59857e were exceptionally attractive, but e90f7004d9 seeing it in person cc13c5c047 was enough to make dff7f1e60e him momentarily dazed.b6bf13f521894687

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Those purple eyes, 2802041bdd in particular, were 08804fb3c9 so mesmerizing and 93cb2254e6 mysterious that they dc240e5b96 drew you in, d34e811318 almost as if a174ff0110 you were peering c8a47f71fa into the cosmos. Coupled with e5322aeb38 the faint, 3f90a9f7c7 sweet scent 48633f44f0 of his fe17579b71 pheromones, the 65b364aa62 chief felt 6e273c54bb as though bd379e4fa8 he were 8d1e63ca16 dreaming, completely a27d72cb09 detached from 5733c6e8f6 reality. Because of b5cbf44300 this, even e35bbb73c4 when Grayson db9d10b12e Miller greeted 3592be51fb him and d8f96449ed offered a 88e782bd08 handshake, the d6028c4dfa chief simply c1ea83b678 stared blankly b2a0b514c9 at his 58a078eea4 face for d9c5d6bbe7 a few e6301e13e1 seconds.e4bc1f85aaa00ef7

Grayson, who had 62ce9aaae4 arrived fifteen minutes 6c51f821b3 earlier than the b0d9bef6a6 appointed time, had 868745281d sat patiently in 9d5788e3bf the waiting area 39dae16054 without a single 2f24f926a4 complaint. Even now, c8394ef224 after finally 8eeaab56a2 entering the a6d8e0611f office and 23674310e5 facing him, 662e926b2b the man f5e0964086 simply offered 5af9222503 a polite, 3dcfe9d228 standard greeting 0280390c2e with a 43af42fa7b smile, as d578fb9df0 if such 3a01855567 a trivial fe128701ce wait was 3fa9e35253 nothing at 10854edddc all.0c37117a8cae8e89

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So far, his behavior has been impeccable. He was extremely polite, and he hadn’t uttered any unnecessary words. Above all, his appearance was simply magnificent.c909f8e4a4481275

The chief had clearly 24fccc35f0 seen his own secretary, 7f01b72fae completely captivated, unable to 8a457345bb take her eyes off 6dc5ab0a1e him. At this rate, 128be14c8a even though he efa2f6f0cc had used connections 743fa58b73 to get this 3715674013 position, the chief 78304244f3 felt a flicker 3097d4006b of hope that 1c608aba55 he might integrate 94d0f8fdbe well given enough 14c2f7b0d4 time, and the c10af01921 tense atmosphere would e36567e66c eventually subside.a9fe05ec44f1e228

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Even though he was well aware of his subordinates’ opposition.d0461e0c613b1dda

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