Candice’s expression shifted slightly.
She suppressed the irritation in her heart and calmly asked, “Why did you lock the door? Is the question I just asked…” She paused and glanced around the room. “...a confidential matter?”
Edward quickly smiled and replied, “No, no, Miss Hale, don’t misunderstand. Director Yang didn’t mean anything by locking the door. It’s just that… well, this matter isn’t really appropriate to discuss publicly.”
“Oh? Sounds like there’s more to the story.”
“Yes. Miss Hale, there’s something you might not know. The two people you mentioned were actually among the first group of workers at this factory. They’re a married couple. Later on, they were involved in a workplace accident, which left them disabled and unable to work. At the time, in order to keep things f
