Chapter 319 Breakroom Gossip Vs Cold Blood

Ella

As the sun peeked through the gaps in my curtains, illuminating the quiet of my bedroom, my phone buzzed.

The name on the screen-Logan-made my heart race. It had been a week since our conversation at the bar, and while the weight of his story still lingered between us, our professional relationship had felt as though it solidified.

“Morning.” I answered, my voice still raspy from sleep. “You’re calling me bright and early today.”

“Ella,” he greeted, his tone more formal than I’d grown used to. “The last case you handled for me went well. I have another one, but this… it’s different. More complicated. A lot more complicated.”

I sat up, intrigued. “Complicated how?”

He paused, choosing his words carefully. “There’s been a murder. On a property I own.”

The gravity of his words settled over me. I chewed the inside of my cheek as I ran my hand through my hair, my eyes darting across the room.

“A murder?” I asked quietly.

Logan was silent for a moment. “Yes,” he finally replied. “Ella, I… His voice softened a bit. “I know how it sounds, but it had nothing to do with me. And yet…” He paused again. I heard the sound of another voice in the background- someone calling his name.

“Logan?” I called out.

I could hear him clear his throat. “Actually, I’ll send you the details later, alright?” he said. “Something came up.”

I sighed. It was only six in the morning, and I was already being bombarded with a case that I hadn’t been expecting; a murder, of all things. “I see,” I said, putting on my best professional voice. “Just get me the details, and I’ll handle it.”

his tone slightly softer. “But

“I love a good

line went dead, leaving me with a mix of excitement and trepidation. Little did I know, the day had more in store for

The air buzzed with activity, with

my way to my desk, lost in thoughts about Logan’s

my ears. The voices came from the breakroom, and something compelled me to move closer. I halted just outside the

“The rookie’s got herself another case. Third one. And they

Mark’s, chimed in, “I’ve been here for five years, and I’ve never been

“Well, maybe if you were

fists at my sides, and my ears began to grow into slight points as the urge to shift started to creep

stirred inside of me “Tell them.” she growled, bristling at their

quell the anger. “No. It’s not worth it to try to argue against these gossips. Kill ’em with kindness,

breakroom. “Good morning, everyone,” I greeted

gaze, their guilt evident. Slowly, one by one, they began to leave, the tension in the room palpable. All

voice dripped with malice. “You should be ashamed of yourself,

a great day, Sarah,” I replied, opting for politeness. She huffed, casting me one

the morning’s events. But then, the thought of the challenging

dim office. Files that had yet to be neatly put away lay scattered across the desk, testament to

rhythmic clicking of my keyboard was the lone noise breaking the quiet, until the soft knock on

in, his usually confident posture replaced by one

up. “What brings you here? I thought you were going to send me an email or

dark hair. “But I decided that it would be best if I talked to you in

the eyes. “As you know, someone was murdered in one of my

in my chair, intrigued.

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