Two months passed after Maureen Green returned to work at Rodriguez Corporation.
Everything appeared normal again.
Meetings resumed.
Executives trembled whenever Jordan Rodriguez entered a room.
Employees still feared him.
And Jordan himself remained cold, distant, and impossible to understand.
Yet something subtle had changed between him and Maureen.
Not softness.
Not affection.
Just familiarity.
She no longer hesitated before entering his office.
Jordan trusted her with confidential schedules, overseas meetings, and documents nobody else touched.
People inside the company naturally noticed.
Rumors spread quietly.
Neither of them cared enough to address it.
Tonight, however, none of that mattered.
Because someone dangerous had returned.
—
The annual corporate gala filled
