47 - Her

Pierre opened a dark-tinted glass door. Inside the fairly spacious room, there were two work desks, each equipped with two large computer monitors. Behind those desks, a man and a woman were seated, both focused intently on their screens.

After passing the two desks, Alethea was directed to another room, where a table roughly twice the size of the previous ones stood. The table was empty, and Alethea assumed it belonged to Pierre.

Pierre then opened a set of double glass doors. The room beyond was larger and furnished with various pieces of furniture. Inside, Alethea saw Sebastian touching something with his hand, while a device—what she assumed was a headset—was attached to his ear.

"Your lunch has arrived, Sir," Pierre announced. But Sebastian simply raised his right hand, signaling Pierre not to continue. He appeared deeply focused on whatever he was listening to.

"Just put the food over there," he instructed, pointing toward a long table with several chairs, which Alethea guessed