Chapter 44

Cecilia​ ​ My face suddenly felt hot. There was something in the way he'd said it—like he wasn't just talking about an employee, but something more personal. More meaningful.​ "Um... thank you for your concern, Alpha Sebastian" I managed to stammer out.​ "I care about all my employees," Alpha Sebastian replied smoothly, his expression perfectly composed.​ I noticed Beta Sawyer blinking rapidly behind him with a barely concealed look of disbelief. ​ The room plunged into an awkward silence that felt almost tangible. ​ Thankfully, Beta Sawyer broke the tension. "You were incredibly perceptive about the factory situation, Secretary Cecilia. You got about eighty percent of it right. Impressive!"​ "What about the twenty percent I missed?" I asked, grateful for the change in subject.​ "Those two ghost employees you mentioned? They weren't ghosts in name only—they were literally deceased. Dunn killed them."​ "They're dead?!" I gasped.​ I'd assumed they might be relatives or friends of Dunn's