All too late for his love

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,

that came out of Zayn’s mouth were even

in

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

Zayn’s attention in the past, they had grown less eager

about bringing Zayn his

close to tears on

his courage before carefully

“Hey, boss?”

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

“Boss, there’s something

glowered at Liam and snapped, his impatient tone implied that Liam might be thrown. from the rooftop if he did not cut to

when a cold breeze

what it might feel like to have the air

window.

idea of free–falling from such

Zayn’s desk and informed, “Boss,

having Zayn’s sharp

looked like he was inclined to tear Liam to pieces and send him to meet

his wits to stay with him and tried to look as unfazed as

all his courage as his following words tumbled

breath.

was slacking, boss! It

now become an overnight sensation after