Their eyes met, and a wave of panic rushed through Leon. He tried his best to keep his face neutral, showing no signs of unease. As Elijah’s assistant, Leon’s living arrangements had been personally arranged by him, and he was well aware of the door code.

“Mr. Freeman, is there something you need from me?” Leon tried to maintain his composure as he put down his bag. “You could have just informed me over the phone. It’s still early. Have you had breakfast? Would you like me to prepare something for you?”

“Where were you?” Elijah ignored the string of questions and extinguished the cigarette, looking at Leon with a piercing cold gaze.

Trying to sound nonchalant, Leon replied, “I thought it wouldn’t be healthy to stay cooped up in the office all the time, and I wanted to exercise a bit… But I usually don’t have the time, so I went for a run in the morning.

“Is that so?” Elijah’s piercing gaze remained on him. Then, he crossed his legs, and his fingers lightly tapped the lacquered wooden decoration on the back of the couch.

Just this simple action exerted intense pressure on Leon, and he bit the bullet, saying, “That’s right, Mr. Freeman. I was just doing some morning exercise. Please don’t read too much into it.

A hint of weariness flashed across Elijah’s face. “Leon, you disappoint me. Did you really think I’m oblivious to everything?”

shook his head, replying, “I don’t know

name to lift Jennifer’s phone monitoring. Why did you leave Farlem last night? What were you up to?” Elijah stopped beating around the

words and stuttered,

Thump!

before Elijah, adding, “Mr. Freeman, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have crossed the line. Please, punish

you

boiling anger as he approached Leon, looking down on him and commanded in a warning tone, “This is your last chance. You know the consequences of

into silence.

moment, he gritted his teeth and mustered the courage to meet Elijah’s gaze, saying, ” Mr. Freeman, don’t you think you’re being unreasonable? Ms. Moore is your fiancee, yet you show no concern for her. You’ve lavished attention on Sheena, transferred Ocean Avenue to her, and

at Elijah’s stern face.

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