ALARIC
“Apart from the mess circulating around the company, what else could possibly be wrong?” I frowned while staring at him.
Manuel chuckled softly before brushing past Sable to enter the office properly. My eyes briefly landed on her, and I immediately noticed the subtle tension on her face and the way her hands squeezed tightly together.
What was going on between these two?
“Nothing,” Manuel replied casually. “I just thought something new came up for you to arrive late to the office. I mean... it’s been a while since you ever missed your usual schedul...”
“I didn’t come to the office late,” I cut in sharply before he could finish speaking.
I grabbed the file in front of me and dragged it across the desk toward Sable.
She picked it up immediately and opened it, but the moment he
