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,

Zayn’s mouth were even more menacing, and the

threat in

were on the verge of tears whenever

had always vied for Zayn’s attention in the past, they

terrified about bringing Zayn his

Liam had come close to tears on his

chest and mustered his courage before carefully knocking on Zayn’s office

“Hey, boss?”

harsh bark that made Liam shudder. He gently pushed open the office door and walked over

“Boss, there’s something

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

skin pebbled when a cold breeze came through the

it might feel like to have the air rush

window.

the idea of free–falling from

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

from having Zayn’s

Liam to pieces and send him

his wits to stay with him and tried

closed his eyes and summoned all his courage as

breath.

news not because I was slacking,

still alive and has now become an overnight