Mr. Smith’s voice cracked with desperation.
“It was all my fault!” he pleaded. “I failed to discipline my subordinates, and they disrespected you! I failed as a director! I… I accept any punishment you give me, Miss Selene!”
His forehead pressed to the floor, sweat dripping down his face.
Nathaniel staggered back, gripping the nearest chair for support.
His face was drained of color.
His lips parted, his voice barely a whisper—
“She.... She’s really Miss Selene?”
Catherine clutched Thomas’s arm, her entire body trembling.
“Thomas… What do we do?” she choked out. “She’s really Miss Selene… She’s the CEO of Astra Corp!”
Thomas couldn’t move.
He couldn’t breathe.
He could not even think.
It felt as if the world was spinning around him and his entire reality crumbled in an instant.
