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Then, the fire in her eyes dimmed, replaced by a profound, soul-deep exhaustion. She rubbed her temples, her shoulders finally sagging. "But... not tonight. Not now. I can’t think about the Nates yet." She looked down at her scuffed shoes, her voice barely a whisper. "I need to go home. I need to be alone."Chloe noticed the way Rosalind’s hands were shaking, the way she seemed to be shrinking into her oversized coat. She looked completely drained, a shadow of the powerhouse who had walked into the Acheron building earlier that night."I'll drive you," Chloe said softly, her tone shifting from corporate assistant to concerned friend. "You're in no condition to be behind a wheel, and I'm not letting you sit in a town car alone."Rosalind didn't argue.She simply nodded and followed Chloe toward the parking lot, her mind already drifting back to the man who smelled of hospital antiseptic and looked at her with such haunting indifference.*****The atmosphere in the Julian mansion was
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The detective frowned at the question."For now," he said, sliding a thin stack of papers across the metal table. "Of course, if new evidence comes to light, if we find out there was someone else there, someone you failed to mention, this document becomes a very serious problem for you."Chloe, who had been sitting as still as a statue, let out a shaky breath. She didn't dare look at the camera again. Keeping her eyes fixed on her lap, she twisted the strap of her handbag until her knuckles turned white.Rosalind picked up the pen. She knew the risk. She knew the detectives were likely playing a long game, waiting for forensics to catch up to the name Chloe had screamed into the rafters. But she also knew she couldn't stay here another minute. Every second trapped in this room was a second she wasn't finding Sean.With a sharp, elegant flourish, she signed."We're done here," Rosalind said, sliding the pen back."For tonight," the younger detective whispered, her voice barely aud
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Rosalind didn't answer immediately. She rubbed her wrists where the zip-tie burns were still cooling, her mind replaying the image of the steel door buckling under Sean’s boot."Rosalind?" Chloe prompted, moving closer, her voice dropping to a sharp whisper. "I saw the door. I saw those men. No one trips into a shattered radius. Someone was in that room. Someone was there to help you, weren't they?"Rosalind looked away, her jaw tightening. "It doesn't matter, Chloe. What matters is the company is safe.""It doesn't matter! The police think you're harboring a hitman!" Chloe’s eyes widened as a thought struck her like a physical blow. She saw the way Rosalind flinched at the mention of the mystery man."Wait... no. No way. Rosalind, was it him?"Rosalind’s silence was deafening."Sean?" Chloe hissed, her voice rising in disbelief. "The loser? The guy who lived in your guest house and did nothing but drive you to work? He did that?"Rosalind bit her lip, her silence finally breaking wi
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The fluorescent lights of the precinct’s interview room hummed with an abrasive, low-frequency buzz that grated on Rosalind’s already frayed nerves. She sat stiffly on a cold plastic chair, the Springfield diamonds on her fingers catching the sterile light as she twisted her hands together.Across the metal table, two detectives, a seasoned veteran with a stained tie and a younger woman with an aggressive, inquisitive stare, didn't look like they were protecting her. They looked like they were hunting."Let’s go over it one more time, Ms. Springfield," the lead detective said, leaning forward until his shadow eclipsed her. "The door to the server vault wasn't just breached; it was structurally compromised by a localized kinetic impact.’’‘’In plain English? Someone kicked it off its hinges. And the two men inside? One has a shattered radius and a crushed throat; the other has a concussion and a dislocated thumb. You’re telling us nobody else was there?"Rosalind didn't blink. She ha
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Before Rosalind could take a single step toward the hallway, a tall officer with a clipboard intercepted them, his expression firm and professional.Behind him, several forensic techs snapped photos of the shattered door frame, their cameras clicking like a relentless metronome.“Ms. Springfield,” the officer said, tipping his cap slightly but firmly blocking their path. “I’m glad you’re safe, but we can’t let you leave just yet. We have a crime scene involving high-level corporate espionage… and two severely injured men who look like they were hit by a freight train.”“Officer, please, it’s urgent—” Rosalind began, her eyes darting past him to the dark corridor.“I understand, ma’
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Rosalind was stunned.The way he looked at her was something she had never seen before. Now, she had no choice but to sit down and be quiet, or risk him doing the same thing to her. That thought pinned her in place.“You… you’ve never talked to me like that,” she whispered, her eyes welling with shock. “Never.”“Because you never pushed me this far,” Sean snapped, stepping toward her until he was inches away, his shadow swallowing her completely.“You want an expert? You’re looking at the only person in this city who can stop that counter before it hits zero. Now, sit down and be quiet, or I’ll walk out that door right now and leave you to explain a total corporate collapse to your board of directors. Do you understand?”Sean turned back to the server. He didn’t touch the keyboard. Instead, he pulled a small, customized interface cable from a concealed pocket in his jacket and bypassed the external port, plugging directly into the motherboard’s relay.His fingers flew across the di
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