Unexpected Encounter with my Boss

Chapter 85

Both men paused, a flicker of surprise crossing their faces.

Madeline emerged from the room with a phone pressed to her ear. "Wait there, I'll be right down."

Her expression darkened upon seeing William.

"Mr. Lewis, with all due respect, what are you doing here? Betraying Tiffany with her best friend wasn't enough? Now you're practically killing her. You and that Brianna really are two of a kind!" She turned to Alex, not wanting to waste any words on William. "Tiffany needs company. I have something urgent to handle."

"Sure, Madam Burton," Alex replied.

Once Madeline left, Alex and William entered the room. The heater hummed, making the room uncomfortably warm.

Vincent had removed his jacket and draped it over a chair. He knelt beside Tiffany with one hand supporting her head as he helped her drink water.

He glanced up at the sound of people coming in. His gaze swept past William without stopping.

William approached Tiffany, his brow furrowed as he took in her pale face. "What happened to her?"

and blasted the air conditioning. We couldn't reach

had been left in there all night... I can't bear to think about the consequences,"

how someone so young could

apple bobbed.

on their way. They'll get to the bottom of it,"

broken heart, but if William sided with Brianna now, it

ringtone shattered the

at the caller

Are you back yet?" Brianna's voice chirped through

paused. "I'm at your

shifted to

wouldn't have known you could even try to freeze someone to death," William replied, his voice devoid of emotion but

what... I

Explain it to them." William ended

but the

an hour later, the police arrived with Brianna in tow. After taking statements and assessing the situation, they turned to Brianna. "You claim