Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Jimson had the gall to furrow his brows in concern. "I hope she's all right... that poor girl." I watched him carefully and decided to test him. "She is," I said flatly. "She was found an hour ago." A single blink. No twitch. No shift in weight. Just that same damned smug confidence. Jimson remained eerily calm. Too calm. And that told me everything I needed to know. Then, suddenly, Jess exploded. "Why are you acting like Olivia's disappearance is the end of the world? Are you that scared? Or is it that you care too much?" Her voice was high-pitched and hysterical, a mix of rage and confusion. I didn't raise my voice. "Do you even know what she was doing here? What she found?" Jess scoffed. "She's a secretary. She's been here forthree days. Why would anything she says matter?" I walked forward slowly, each word clipped and deliberate. "That secretary uncovered something you've failed to detect in two years. She was doingmyjob. She disappeared onmywatch." Jess clenched her fists, her face crumpling with disbelief. "You're insane. You're-what, in love with that married woman now?" I looked at her, this woman I once thought might be useful. Now I only felt disappointment. "If you'd focused less on appearances and more on substance, maybe your brain wouldn't be so dull." Her lips quivered. "I'm resigning." Then, louder, "I've already called Neil. I'm going to let him know how you're humiliating your own people over some outsider."" I sighed and rubbed my forehead. Of course she called my father. She always cried to him when she couldn't win on her own. "Let me guess. You told him I'm biased. That I've lost my mind over Olivia." She nodded defiantly. "Yes. Because that's exactly what this is. Favoritism. Obsession." Behind her, Jimson chimed in. "I'm resigning too. I've given this company everything. If loyalty means nothing anymore, then I'm done." Chapter 42 A few other executives glanced at each other, looking uncertain -some ready to follow Jimson's lead just to survive the fallout. Right then, my phone vibrated. A message from Gai. My father had just called him to ask for my response. I took a slow breath, then turned on the speaker. "Father," I said calmly, "the purpose of this inspection has been achieved. I've seen what I came here to see. The ones who needed to expose themselves have done so. I have nothing more to add." Jess looked stunned. Still, she wasn't done. "You don't deny it, do you? That you're obsessed with her? A married woman, no less. What are you going to do-fight Ethan for her?" My eyes narrowed. "The only reason I care about Olivia is because she came here on my behalf. She looked into financials thatyoushould've been checking. She put herself in danger because this branch is rotten from the inside. You let it happen." "She didn't tellme," Jimson shouted, his mask slipping. "She didn't report it toanyoneofficial. She just wanted to show off in front of you!" "She didn't trust you," I snapped. "And now I understand why!" Jimson stepped forward. "Even if she found something-there's protocol. She should've come tome! Not go around acting like some damned investigator!" But before I could reply to Jimson, a weak female voice cut through the silence from the doorway, quiet but firm enough to freeze every movement in the room. "The mole is... Jimson." Olivia's POV The room fell into a stunned silence when I appeared at the doorway-soaked, bruised, and barely able to stand. My clothes clung to me, dripping saltwater onto the marble floor. The blood from my thigh had soaked through the towel I'd tied around it, staining it a deep rust-red. I met dozens of eyes. Confused. Alarmed. Guilty. Then I saw him. Alexander moved first. His face twisted with disbelief, then tightened with concern as he strode toward me. 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