جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 90

It was the first time anyone had ever seen Mrs. Barclay this angry.The entire room fell silent.Emilia stood frozen in panic and confusion.Instinctively, she looked toward Lucas—the very person who had brought her back.But Lucas had lowered his head so deeply that his expression couldn't be seen.His hands twisted together nervously, yet he made no move to help her.True fear finally set in.Emilia's face burned with humiliation, but she didn't dare show the slightest resistance.Mrs. Barclay remained standing where she was.Disappointment was written plainly across her face.At that moment, Vessara walked over and gently took Mrs. Barclay's hand.“Mrs. Barclay, don't be angry.”Mrs. Barclay took a deep breath and turned her face away.Then she looked at Emilia.“Emilia, if you still refuse to reflect on your mistakes, why did you come back at all?”

Vessara accepted the jacket.The moment she brought it closer, a strange feeling washed over her.The material was of exceptional quality. Even holding it in her hands felt comfortable.She turned the jacket over several times, carefully inspecting it.Still, she found nothing unusual.Her brows knitted together again.“There's nothing obviously wrong with the jacket itself. But I'm certain the smell is coming from your clothes.”She looked up at him seriously.“It's very faint, but I can still detect it. That's why I'm sure the problem is here.”Their eyes met.“My sense of smell has never been wrong.” She paused. “Do you understand what I'm saying?”“I believe you.” Razen's voice carried an unexpected force.For a moment, Vessara was caught off guard.Looking at him now, she realized this was perhaps the first time she had truly stu

Lucas stared at his trembling hands in shock.A flicker of panic crossed his face as he braced himself against the wall and tried to stand. He failed once, then twice, and then a third time. Each attempt ended the same way. Just as he thought he had regained his footing, his legs buckled beneath him and sent him crashing back to the floor.Why was this happening?They had worked so hard. He had taken his medication faithfully and followed every instruction the doctors had given him. He had never allowed himself to become careless.So why were his symptoms getting worse instead of better?Hadn't they told him there was an effective treatment now? Hadn't they promised things would improve?Then why had he ended up like this?Fear settled over him like a suffocating weight. It wrapped around his chest and tightened with every passing second, making it difficult to think, let alone move. No matter how desperately he tried to push it away,

Razen noticed where Vessara's gaze had landed.Instinctively, he reached for the keyboard to close the screen.Unfortunately, he was too late.He pressed a hand against his temple and sighed.“Miss Laurent.” His tone was unusually serious. “I think it's necessary for us to reassess the nature of our cooperation.”“What?” Vessara looked up.Her eyes met his dark, unreadable gaze.A sense of alarm immediately rose inside her.Instinctively, she wanted to put distance between them.Yet there was something strangely magnetic about his eyes. She found herself unable to move.Forced to remain where she was, she desperately searched for the right words.“Um...” She swallowed. “What exactly are you trying to do?”“You've just seen confidential information belonging to my company.” Razen folded his hands. “And you'r

Vessara had no idea how long she stared at the surveillance footage.By the time she finally rubbed her aching eyes and closed the video, a new message from Roy had already arrived.[Boss, check your email.]Immediately, she opened her inbox.Only then did she discover that Roy had sent her a video the previous day.She frowned.Lately, too many things had been occupying her mind.She hadn't been paying nearly enough attention to work.Clicking on the file, she realized it was secretly recorded footage.The person filming had apparently been hiding in a corner, and their hands were shaking so badly that the camera swayed constantly.Fortunately, the people in the video were easy enough to recognize.At the center of the frame stood Andreas.And he was absolutely furious.“A bunch of useless idiots!”His roar echoed through the room as everyone present lowered their heads, no