Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 1319 Feeling a Bit More Relaxed?

The office remained silent. No one answered.

Half the curtain was obscured by a cabinet, hiding the window seat.

Victor pulled out his phone and dialed Alex. No ringtone sounded in the quiet office.

He hung up and closed the door again.

After the door shut a second time, Alex lifted the edge of the curtain. The heavy drapes were designed to keep Victor's rest area pitch black regardless of how bright it was outside.

As he peered out, his eyes met those of the man still standing in the office. Victor hadn't left after closing the door-he'd remained inside.

Alex, who had assumed Victor had departed when he heard the door close, managed a smile and rubbed his eyes.

"When did you come back?" he asked with a fake yawn, climbing down from the window seat, pretending he'd just woken up.

Victor studied him for several seconds. "You slept here all night?"

"Yeah. Paul's death hit me hard. Accidentally fell asleep on the window seat-my back's killing me now." He forced another yawn, squeezing out tears at the corners of his eyes.

are you heading out now?" He checked his

how long have we known each

"Twenty-some years."

office atmosphere grew tense as Victor

you still fidget with things when

The silence became deafening.

his hands, realizing in horror that after mentioning twenty years, he'd put his phone in his pocket-his hands

let out a soft laugh. "Just

as if

room.

the door, his voice still light. "What's going through your head? I was calling my family to investigate whether someone from the Adams clan might be involved. Remember how Paul's cousin Kai nearly got into a fight with him at that family dinner? Threatened to make him

could use some work." Alex immediately relaxed, punching Victor's shoulder as his voice trembled. "Fuck, you nearly gave me a heart attack! I woke up hearing you arrange surveillance on the Adams family, and my brain filled in the rest-a longtime

mouth twitched into a smile.

tense over Paul's death, he'd created this diversion. A rubber band stretched too long

patted his shoulder. "I'll look into Kai. The Adams family has always been chaotic, and

secret. Someone striking now could easily connect Paul's death with Raymond's departure, allowing the real mastermind to remain perfectly hidden. Victor removed his coat and

"Go home and rest. If you can't

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several bottles labeled "melatonin" where Victor