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 your business! Get out of the way!” Ben barked, dragging Wesley along

grimaced and tugged at Wesley’s collar to drag

 

Windt! I’m going to kill you!” Wesley suddenly yelled, pulling a dagger out of

someone pushed her from behind, making her

to pin her down and drive the blade of his dagger into her shoulder, making her

the ground as Ben rushed

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

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

Mr. Holt! Put down your dagger, and

up, sending me to guard some forgotten place and making me suffer! All I wanted was

from behind, dousing the flames of Wesley’s

as though

don’t hand me over to the police…I’ll make sure to stay out of your way from now

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

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