Chapter 110

In the CEO's office, Madeleine's phone wouldn't stop buzzing. Anyone with eyes could see Beckett wasn't thrilled about it. Flustered, Madeleine quickly silenced it. Beckett didn't push her to turn it off completely—he didn't need to. As long as she didn't answer, Alex would just keep waiting downstairs. Carl had messaged earlier: Alex's car was already outside. Clearly, he'd come to pick her up. "Make a hundred copies of this," Beckett said, casually handing her a stack of documents. Madeleine took a quick look—an employee code of conduct? One hundred copies? "Is this for everyone in the company?" "Yeah." His reply was half-hearted at best. "I mean… wouldn't sending a message in the department group chat and asking them to pass it on be easier?" she asked, unable to hide her confusion. Beckett set his papers down and looked straight at her. He didn't need to say anything—she got the hint. "I'll get on it right now," she said quickly, grabbing the folder and heading to the copier. Madel