Chapter 21

It was obvious that Gabriel did that for me. An irritable and sorrowful energy clung to him. As I recalled the words he murmured in the car, I felt a dull ache gripping my chest. Silence filled the reception room. Gabriel sat there quietly. A while later, Andre came in. "Mr. Dutton, the attorney has drafted the terms for the termination of the contract. Would you like to read them? Or should we send the document to Sanders Group directly?" "Send it to them directly." "Got it." After Gabriel stood up, he told Andre, "If anyone from Sanders Group comes to the company, you and the attorney can deal with them. There's no need to report every detail to me. For now, you're in charge of company matters. Only come to me if there's something you really can't decide. Otherwise… there's no need to come to me." Hearing that, Andre was visibly shocked. I tensed up as well. Something was off about Gabriel. It felt as though he was cloaked in a shadow of death, and something bad would happ