Chapter 271

After much contemplation, Liam decided to tell Zayn about Willow’s situation.

Zayn had grown even more intimidating since Willow’s apparent death. His frighteningly icy expression and brooding demeanor were enough to loosen the bladders of any high–level executive who dared

approach him.

The top floor of the Carter Group building had been crackling with a dark, menacing energy these days.

Everyone in the company dared not so much as make a pip when they were on the top floor lest they

angered Zayn and get themselves thrown from the rooftop.

The day before, the head of the finance department had made a minor mistake–so minor it was

practically negligible–when he was reporting his work progress to Zayn.

Zayn was strict with work. In the past, he would have given the head of the finance department a dark

look if the latter made the same mistake.

However, during the meeting the previous day, the head of the finance department had been met with a

look so frigid that Zayn might as well have been hurling ice blocks at him,

came out of Zayn’s mouth were even more menacing, and the entire

in

always looked like they were on the verge of tears whenever they finished

Zayn’s attention in

terrified about bringing

Liam had come close to tears

mustered his courage before carefully knocking on Zayn’s

“Hey, boss?”

shudder. He gently pushed open the office door and walked over to Zayn’s desk, his steps

“Boss, there’s something

tone implied that Liam might be thrown. from the rooftop if he did not cut to

cold breeze

thought about what it might feel like to have the air rush past him if he were to

window.

trembled at the idea of free–falling from such a

phone down on Zayn’s desk and informed, “Boss, I came across this news just

gone mute from having Zayn’s sharp and warning gaze scan his

looked like he was inclined to tear Liam

his wits to stay with him and

and summoned all his courage as his following

breath.

was reading the news not because I was slacking, boss!

Yes, your ex–wife–Willow Sanford–is still alive and has now become an overnight sensation after pictures of her holding a bottle of

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