Chapter 55
As the last shareholder walked out of the room, a thick heavy silence, just like the one in an examination hall, enveloped the entire room. Alex remained seated while occasionally stealing glances at Nyx, who sat in her chair, with her eyes locked directly on his face.
They were the only two people left inside the large meeting room that could fit at least a hundred people, yet everywhere suddenly felt really small. So much so that it started to feel like the walls were closing in around him.
As Alex continued to watch her scrutinizing gaze, he couldn't help it as different thoughts raced through his mind.
'Shit! Did she discover that I had gone to save Olivia earlier... No, I covered it up during my wonderful speech about staying up all night to come up with that idea. So maybe it's not about my coming late. But then why did she call me here...? And giving me that weird look like I just stole her pie?'
