Chapter 40 Stay here...!

Author's point of view...

It was a rush hour of the day and the entire Erickson Corporation building was in chaos. Being a special day, everyone was overly active. After all, their big boss who rarely shows was here to sign the year's biggest contract.

Running the chores, and discussing matters among themselves, all the employees, from a mere janitor to the top executive, everyone were busy.

But inside the VIP conference hall, there was silence. A deadly silence. Though it was filled with many of the elites, to someone looking from outside, that conference room looked empty.

No one from them was willing to speak a word. They were even scared to exhale their breaths.

Robert stood silent, his eyes narrowed. The CEO was standing when everyone suddenly rose, halting what they were doing and focusing their attention alternately on Robert's distorted face and the ruined contract.

Izzy was terrified. For a moment, the room was frozen, the tension thick enough to cut with a knif