Inside his office, Ace Kane had been lounging in his chair for a while, glancing at the clock every now and then. From the muffled thuds echoing through the hallway, he estimated that Julian White was almost done being turned into a human punching bag. Only when the noise died down did he rise lazily, stretch his shoulders, and stroll out as if he were heading to a casual chat.
“Oh wow, wow… what on earth is going on here?” he said, voice full of dramatic concern. “You’re all coworkers. How did things escalate to hands and feet flying?”
The moment the employees saw their big boss stepping in, the flurry of fists and kicks stopped abruptly. The crowd parted like water pulling away from a sinking stone, revealing Julian, lying limp on the floor, barely recognizable as a human being.
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