Emily took a deep breath, steadying herself.
She couldn’t let her fear show, not now, not when so much was on the line.
As she held the glass of water in her trembling hands, she allowed herself a fleeting, dangerous thought "If only I had something to slip into this… something to put an end to all of this."
But she quickly dismissed the idea. She knew that Mr. Langley had his ways of finding out the slightest betrayal, and the consequences would be swift and deadly.
"Calm down, Emily," she muttered under her breath. "The patient dog eats the fastest bone, remember?"
Brushing a hand through her hair, she adjusted her posture and stepped into the elevator, watching the floors tick upward until she reached Mr. Langley’s level.
The guards stationed outside his door stiffened at her a
