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\u201cMr. Sterling,\u201d the guard called out, his voice friendly and familiar. \u201cYour wife\u2019s still in her three o\u2019clock meeting. Should be done in about twenty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The man,\u00a0Frank Sterling<\/span><\/strong>, according to the security badge clipped to his lapel, nodded and headed toward the elevator bank. He hadn\u2019t seen me yet. I was standing off to the side, holding a takeout bag from\u00a0<\/span>Austeria<\/span><\/strong>, Lauren\u2019s favorite Italian place downtown. My heart was doing something strange in my chest, not racing, just stopping and starting like a car engine misfiring.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMr. Sterling,\u201d the guard called out, his voice friendly and familiar. \u201cYour wife\u2019s still in her three o\u2019clock meeting. Should be done in about twenty.\u201d The man,\u00a0Frank Sterling, according to the security badge clipped to his lapel, nodded and headed toward the elevator bank. He hadn\u2019t seen me yet. I was standing off to the…<\/p>\n

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