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!” Ben barked, dragging Wesley along with

tugged at Wesley’s collar

 

suddenly yelled, pulling a dagger

to sidestep his attack, but someone pushed her from behind, making her fall to

took this chance to pin her down and drive the blade of his dagger into her shoulder, making her scream

pour from her wound onto the ground as Ben rushed

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

Wesley!” Ben said. “You don’t have to do this. You’ll

Holt! Put down your dagger,

ones beating me up, sending me to guard some forgotten place and making me suffer! All I wanted was revenge, and you’re handing me off to the police for that? Why? Just

from behind, dousing the flames of Wesley’s

the office, as though he

me over to the police…I’ll make sure to stay out of your way

agree to his requests, Mr. Nacht,” Yolanda said. “Charlotte’s already

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