Chapter 273

Vespera turned around, numb. She had just set her coffee down in her office before heading to the president's office. Dominic stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at his phone. He seemed to have just finished a call. Vespera looked closely at his neck. There was a band-aid on it. She spoke calmly. "Mr. Reid, is there something you need?" "Come with me to the hospital later." "To get your rabies shot?" Dominic's fingers froze mid-motion. He turned to look at her. "What?" Vespera suppressed the irritation rising in her chest. "I heard about it. You were out for a walk last night and were bitten by a cat. "I know it might sound rude, but I still have to say that if the cat didn't mess with you, maybe don't… mess with the cat." Dominic's gaze lingered on her, deep and unreadable. Then, he walked over to his desk, set his phone down, and sat. "I never said anything about being bitten during a walk. "I'm guessing Raymond and Gerard saw the band-aid and couldn't thin