Chapter 60: The First Crack"Zella?" Brynn prompted, waiting for an answer that wouldn't come. "Why are you being so weird about this?""I'm not being weird," I said, but my voice was tight, strained. "He's just... protective of his employees. That's all it is. He cares about everyone who works for him.""Has he said anything to you lately? Anything that seemed... off? Different?"I thought about the way he'd defended me publicly. The way he'd taken my phone from Callum. The way he'd looked at me with absolute certainty that I belonged to him."No," I lied, the word tasting bitter. "Nothing. He's been completely professional."She studied me through the screen for another long moment, and I could see her weighing whether to push further or let it go. I could see her trying to decide if my evasion was meaningful."You know what," she said finally, deciding to drop it for now, "forget about work drama for a second. We hav
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