Adeline Carter's POV:
I suppose ordinary people, when pushed to the brink by the powerful, are capable of anything.
The doorbell rang again, more insistent this time.
I walked to the door, heart racing, and pulled it open.
Gill Webb was standing there. My boss.
And right behind him was Alvin Thompson, Brock's boss.
My mind raced, trying to make sense of the scene.
Alvin's presence was a shock. He had warned me not to accept Gill's proposal, yet here he was.
Gill and Alvin stared at each other, surprise and a flicker of realization passing between them. It was a bizarre, unexpected collision of two worlds.
My love for Brock, once pure and tragic, felt like a distant echo now.
I was caught in a brutal moral trap, struggling to understand Brock's desperation while condemning his actions.
The sudden arrival of both bosses, and the shift in power dynamics, ratcheted up the tension.
I had to stay calm.
