Chapter 55

Elaine stared at the computer screen, completely freaked out. Marcus was closing in on her, and she knew if she shut down the computer now, it might blow everything up. Without thinking, she jumped up and quickly walked over to Marcus, putting on her sweetest tone. "Marcus, are you all right? You don't look so good." Marcus looked downright sick, pale and shaky, but those sharp eyes of his locked right onto hers. His voice went cold, laced with suspicion. "What were you doing just now?" Elaine blinked, trying to look all innocent. "Playing a game." "Minesweeper. It's my go-to when I'm bored," she added with a forced smile. Marcus clearly wasn't buying it. He strode over to the computer. On the screen, sure enough, Minesweeper was open—halfway through a game. Those few seconds as he moved toward the desk, Elaine was practically holding her breath. If Milton hadn't managed to pull it off in time... But to her relief, he had. He even left a convincing game in progress. Her heart finally s