ログインThe engine roared to life as Zevarion pulled the car out of the parking lot.Elyra fastened her seatbelt quickly, her pulse already rising.“Do we know where Marcus is going?” she asked.Zevarion glanced at his phone.“I’ve asked the security team to track his last signal.”“That means he turned it off, right?”“Most likely.”Elyra exhaled.“That makes this even more suspicious.”Zevarion didn’t reply.His focus was already on the road ahead.The city moved quickly around them...cars, signals, people but inside the vehicle, everything felt sharper. More intense.A message notification flashed on Zevarion’s phone.He glanced at it briefly.“Location pinged,” he said.“Where?”“Near the old dockyard.”Elyra frowned.“That area is almost abandoned.”“Yes.”“Which means he doesn’t want to be seen.”“Exactly.”Silence fell between them again.But this silence was different.Not calm.Not thoughtful.This one carried urgency.Elyra tightened her grip on the seatbelt.“Zevarion…”“Yes?”“If
The words from the security report didn’t leave the room even after the assistant stepped out.It felt like they stayed behind—hanging in the air, heavy and unsettling.Elyra stood near the window, arms folded, staring at the city below. But she wasn’t really seeing anything.Someone knew his schedule.That wasn’t random.That wasn’t coincidence.That was planned.Behind her, Zevarion remained near his desk, unusually still. His calm hadn’t disappeared—but it had sharpened into something more focused. More dangerous.“So,” Elyra said quietly, breaking the silence, “this isn’t just internal carelessness anymore.”“No,” Zevarion replied. “It isn’t.”She turned to face him.“They knew exactly when you’d be there.”“Yes.”“Which means....”“Someone close to the company leaked that information,” he finished.Elyra exhaled slowly.“That narrows it down… but also makes it worse.”Zevarion’s gaze rested on her.“It makes it clearer.”She raised an eyebrow.“That’s one way to look at it.”He w
The boardroom of Vale Corporation was exactly what Elyra expected.Large.Elegant.And intimidating.The long glass table stretched across the center of the room, surrounded by several high-backed chairs. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the city skyline, making the space feel both powerful and distant.When Elyra entered behind Zevarion, several members of the board were already seated.Conversations stopped instantly.Every gaze turned toward Zevarion.“Mr. Vale,” one of the older men greeted respectfully.Zevarion gave a brief nod and walked toward the head of the table. Elyra quietly took a seat a little farther down, exactly where he had indicated earlier.She could immediately feel the curious looks.Some were polite.Some were confused.And a few… clearly suspicious.One woman sitting across from Elyra leaned slightly toward another member and whispered something.Elyra pretended not to notice.Zevarion opened a file in front of him.“Let’s begin.”His voice was calm, but th
The next morning arrived quietly at the Vale estate.Soft sunlight filtered through the tall windows, spreading warm light across the marble floors. The house was already awake. Staff members moved through the halls, preparing breakfast and organizing the day’s work.Elyra stepped into the dining hall a little later than usual.She had barely slept.Her mind kept replaying the strange details from the Silver Crest files… and the conversation in the garden the night before.She shook the thought away as she walked toward the table.Zevarion was already there.He sat at the head of the long dining table, reading something on his tablet while sipping his coffee. His posture was relaxed, but there was always that quiet authority around him.Elyra took the seat across from him.“Good morning,” she said.Zevarion glanced up.“Morning.”A staff member placed a cup of coffee in front of Elyra.She thanked them and took a small sip.For a moment, the only sound in the room was the soft clinkin
The night at the Vale estate was unusually quiet.Soft golden lights glowed through the long corridors, and the distant sound of the fountain in the garden echoed faintly through the open windows. Everything looked calm on the surface.But Elyra’s mind refused to rest.She sat at the large desk in the small study room Zevarion had allowed her to use. Several files from Silver Crest Logistics were spread in front of her.Invoices. Shipment records. Internal reports.She ran her fingers slowly across one of the documents, her brows tightening.“Something is wrong here,” she murmured to herself.The shipment dates looked normal.The quantities matched.But one column kept repeating the same coded initials.“F.V.”It appeared again and again in shipments that had unusually high security clearance.Elyra leaned back slightly in her chair.“F.V…” she whispered.A quiet knock came from the open door.She looked up.Zevarion stood there.He had changed from his formal suit into a dark shirt w
The drive back from Silver Crest was quieter than Elyra expected.Outside the car window, the late afternoon sun stretched across the city streets, casting long shadows over the buildings. Traffic moved slowly, but inside the car, an unusual silence settled between them.Elyra rested her elbow against the window, replaying everything that had happened at the warehouse.The falling crates.Marcus Hale’s hesitation.The strange container labels.Too many things didn’t add up.She sighed softly.“You’re thinking again.”Zevarion’s voice broke the silence.Elyra turned her head slightly.“Is it that obvious?”“Yes.”She gave a small smile.“You must be getting used to it.”“I noticed the habit early,” he replied calmly.Elyra studied him for a moment.“You seem very relaxed for someone who almost witnessed a workplace accident.”Zevarion kept his eyes on the road.“It wasn’t an accident.”She nodded slowly.“I know.”The car stopped at a traffic signal.For a moment, neither of them spoke
The emergency lights flickered weakly along the hallway, casting long, uneven shadows across the walls. The usually bright executive floor of Valeon Group now felt like an entirely different place—quiet, hollow, and unsettling.Elyra stood inside the empty office, her back lightly pressed against t
The morning at the Vale estate began with an uneasy calm.Sunlight streamed through the tall glass windows of the dining hall, reflecting off the polished marble floors. Everything looked peaceful, almost too peaceful after the chaos of the previous day.Elyra sat quietly at the long dining table,
The Vale mansion was unusually quiet that night.After the incident in the archive room, the entire atmosphere of the house felt heavier. Security had been increased. Guards were posted near the gates and the main entrance, and even inside the hallways, Elyra noticed subtle changes.Someone was wat
Morning came slowly for Elyra.She had barely slept.The anonymous phone call from the night before kept echoing in her head.You’re noticing too much.The words felt like a shadow that followed her everywhere. Even the sunlight streaming through the tall windows of her room couldn’t shake the unea







