1. Agenda?

When I meet him the next morning so he could give me a ride to school, Gerald profusely apologizes for not taking my calls.

“I am really sorry, Jace. I left my phone at the office before going home and missed a bunch of calls, along with yours. Are you okay? Did something happen? Was there an emergency?”

I blush at his questions. My idiotic actions had left him worried about me, and that was the last thing I

wanted to do.

“No, Gerald, no, there were no issues. I just wanted to have some conversation,” I scuff the floor with my feet, feeling mortified. But I somehow spit out the next part of the explanation, “Just wanted some companionship, I guess. You know how the house is at night.”

Gerald’s eyes soften with something akin to parental concern.

“I’m sorry, Jace,” he mutters, but I brush it off.

“No, it’s fine. I was just a bit shaken from what happened that evening, which, by the way, I need to notify you about.”

That does the trick as Gerald sits ramrod straight, his eyes focused. I tell him all about the incident that happened in the evening, and the email Brennan had gotten at night.

“I see,” he murmurs after I finish the report, “this Aiden fellow is starting to become a problem.”

“Yeah,” I agree. “But unfortunately, a problem we can’t get rid of soon, what with his father trying to take over Zelt Tech and all.”

to do, you know, apart from the most obvious motive, which is expanding their company interests. But I

“I get

days passed without an incident.

absent from school, and I heard that the school board was not pleased with his behavior. Brennan had not even heard from him, in fact, he couldn’t even call the phone number he was given. For a moment after hearing it, I was worried for Coraline. The new

after the incident at the Adrenaline Rush, I exit hall number seven at King’s College after finishing my last lecture for the day, too busy compartmentalizing everything I learned today and going through the work! had

lips are pursed and his skin is pale, and his hands are

had been an incident.” he inhales harshly and adds in a tense voice. “We should get inside. I don’t want anyone to hear

Gerald locks the doors. I look at

I question, crossing my arms. I do

in the eye before delivering the news. “Three of Zelt Tech employees had been gunned down.”

a breath, stunned.

Tech building They’d just come outside when a vehicle had driver past

never thought such things would happen at Zelt Tech

I question, voice shaking

ER, in a coma which the doctor says he will wake up from soon They were shot in their limbs and torso The

“Who are they?”

from Accounting. Bethany from IT, and Tanaka

at the attack, we need to

our way Hopefully, we can get in before visiting hours

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