LEO POV
The silence that stretched over the hallway after Matthew asked that question was nearly terrifying.
I held my breath, my sweating hands freezing at my sides as I looked from Matthew's rigid face straight over to Serge. My mind was scrambling, frantically praying that Matthew wouldn't notice the sudden, irregular thudding of my own heart beneath my security jacket.
But Matthew didn't burst into a violent rage. He didn't scream, and he didn't lunge at the CEO.Instead, a strange, hollow expression settled deep into his features. His brown eyes went entirely dull as the shock from a few seconds ago suddenly masked itself behind a smooth, eerie calm.
He took a slow, deliberate step back, rolling his shoulders as if forcing the heavy scent of rose and coconut right out of his mind
