NICOLE POV
I blink. "What?"
"The whole building's talking about it."
My heart sinks. "They are?"
"Of course they are." He lowers his voice conspiratorially. "People saw security running."
My stomach twists.
"Then someone saw the medical team."
He counts on his fingers. "Then they wheeled the director out on a stretcher."
"What?" My eyes widen, pretending like I didn’t know that.
Jared nods. "People are saying Mr. Lockwood nearly strangled him."
A scoff almost escaped me.
Nearly? He did strangle him. The image flashes through my mind again. Ian's terrifying expression. The way his entire body had radiated violence. For a second, I genuinely thought he was going to kill someone.
"What happened?" Jared asks again.
"Seriously." His curiosity is obvious now. "I've never seen s
