Chapter 12: Asher
Axel's dog kept giving me strange looks throughout the damned meeting.
The fool was already suspecting me and all that was left was for Scarlett to confirm it to him— which she was wise not to. And which was also for their good.
I was stronger than them. Starting a fight was only going to end badly for them but it was also going to ruin my plans, so I hoped she would stay quiet. For both our sakes.
To maintain the facade and gain her feeble trust again, I held her right hand and pretended to care about the speech her foolish brother was making.
"...we will have to develop a tighter security. Things like this shouldn't be happening in this building!" His eyes met with mine and he nodded. "Much more when we have important guests. What if it had been my sister they were
