Chapter 198
“But this time’s a little different. There’s actual solid evidence now,” Dominic said,
Vespera saved silent.
“Yeal evidence you kind of created yourself,” she thought
the time she stepped out of the elevator, she felt a decade older
Dominic tried to tease her. “Don’t stress. If things get out of hand, and you can’t deal with it, I’ll handle it.”
Vespera didn’t ask how he planned to “handle“. It kind of sounded like a trap.
Bakat her desk, she mbbed her temples twice
she thought that 11 Samuel already heard the rumors and hadn’t called her in to talk, then maybe he didn’t take them seriously.
I get any kind of invitation to chat with Samuel. Instead, she got a call from Fawn
That afternoon, she didn’t p
Fanni’s voice was smooth and warm over the phone–pleasant and polished.
She made a bit of small talk at first, polite and graceful she could tell right away that this was a woman with great poise.
Then, she got to the point. “Ms. Gilden, did he have any plans for this evening?”
Vespera glanced at his schedule and replied, “No, nothing tonight”
roat, then go ahead and add one. Let him know that I’ve arranged a blind date for him tonight, I’ll send you the time and place. Just make sure he remembers,”
Vespera responded, “Of course, Mrs. Reld.”
This wasn’t a reminder for him. It was a warning for her.
She sighed. So, it was happening. It looked like Samuel and the rest were taking the mors seriously now.
After hanging up, she got up and walked to the president’s office.
locked, but no answer came from within.
A glance at the clockeminded her it was probably his usual nap time. So, she tumed and headed back to her office,
When the time was about night, Vespera called Gerard to check if Dominic was awake.
But on the other end of the line, Gerard said, “You’re screwed. I’m out right now. You’ll have to wake him yourself today.”
“What? Don’t do this to me, Gerard! Vespera screamed internally.
Gerard seed to pick up on her incoming breakdown “Just.. be careful.”
There was a heavy, soul–crushing silence. With the mindset of someone walking into a minefield, Vespera made her way to the president’s office. This was only the second time she’d had to walo him from a nap since the Seloria inchient. And last time? Let’s just say it had been… an adventure.
But than again, Gerard did this every day. So, she took a breath and steadied herself,
She survived last night, what was waking up one company president compared to that?
She pushed open the door to the breakroom, fully intending to just call out to him from a sale distance and saw that he was wearing earplugs
She wondered if he seriously had to do this. Did he put those in just to avoid being woken up?
Vespera could only pause and silently pay her spects to Gerard’s daily suffering She tiptoed over, bent down, and carefully removed one of the earplugs.
Herdingers brusted the edge of his ear. She placed the earplug aside gently, like it might detente.
Remembering her traumatie füst attempt at this task, she kept her face a safe distance away from his and called out in a louder–than–average voice, “Mr. Reid, time to wake up!”
Sleeping Beauty in company president foumained blissfully unconscious
Vespera stated at Domlair. Her volume had to be lood enough for anyone next door to hear it. But her boss was completely unfazed.
How was di even possible for someone to sleep this soundly?
She called out again–twice–exchlime louder than the last. Still nothing.
was starting to think he wasn’t asleep at all, he was just refusing to get up.
Her eyes scanned the room and landed on a lapel pio on the nightstand. She wondered if the should stab him withone. Would that get berdited?
