Chapter 24

It had been two days since the accident at the warehouse, and the Pattersons were furious—very furious. The news about the arson on the warehouse had spread quickly–too quickly, and they had demanded an emergency board meeting.

The conference room was suffocating; the huge walls and high ceilings seemed to enclose on some board members making them claustrophobic.

The tension was so strong that it could be chopped with a knife. The deafening silence only heightened the possible danger looming in the air. The cold air did nothing to deter from the perspiration on people's foreheads

"Can you explain the meaning of this, Mr. Blackwood?" Eric Patterson with his reddened face and clenched fists was the first to speak, trying to control his rage. Seated at the left side of the long conference table along with his identical twin brother, Edward, he eyed Julian suspiciously. "How is it that such a huge accident happened, and we weren't even aware of it until we heard it on the news?" he barke