The sound of someone being dragged across the floor roughly reached Charlotte’s ears just seconds later as Ben hauled Wesley out of the office.

Wesley refused to give up. “Mr. Nacht…please…I’m your most loyal worker!”

Charlotte panicked when the footsteps approached the door, and Yolanda swooped in to save her at that very moment. “Charlotte! What are you doing here?”

Charlotte grabbed Yolanda by the arm and tried to make a run for it, only to freeze in place when the door to the office opened behind her.

“What are you doing here?” Ben asked, surprised.

Charlotte turned around to see Wesley, clad in the security guard uniform, kneeling on the ground with Ben yanking on his collar. Wesley’s hair was in a mess, and he looked like a shaggy, abused dog.

“Charlotte Windt!” Wesley screeched. “Are you here to watch me suffer after ruining my life?”

“Mr. Holt?” Yolanda said, taken aback by the scene. “What are you doing, Mr. Ben?”

of the

grimaced and tugged at Wesley’s collar to drag him

 

you!” Wesley suddenly yelled, pulling

but someone pushed her from behind, making her fall to the

chance to pin her down and drive the blade

to pour from her wound onto the ground as

in a chokehold and pointing his dagger at Ben. “Come any

“You don’t have to do this. You’ll just get yourself into even more

Put down your dagger, and everything will be fine,”

to guard some forgotten place and making me suffer! All I wanted was revenge, and you’re handing

loud voice boomed from behind, dousing the flames of Wesley’s

the office, as though he was a

over to the police…I’ll make sure to stay out

Mr. Nacht,” Yolanda said.

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