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?”

none of your business! Get out of the way!”

at Wesley’s collar to drag

 

Wesley suddenly yelled, pulling a dagger out of nowhere and charging

but someone pushed her from

blade of his

the ground as Ben rushed

away!” Wesley yelled, locking Charlotte in a chokehold and pointing his dagger at Ben. “Come any nearer and

to do this. You’ll just get yourself into

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

me up, sending me to guard some forgotten place and making me

boomed from behind, dousing the flames

figure emerged from the office, as though

and pleaded, “Mr. Nacht, please don’t hand me over to the police…I’ll make sure to stay out

Yolanda said. “Charlotte’s already

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