Chapter 40

Annelise's POV

I stare in awe at how tall and big the building is. My door was opened for me by Max, and I had to just come down.

He must have thought that was the reason I was still in the car; I was too caught up gawking at the building to remember that I needed to get out.

Once outside, I had to compose myself and look like I'm not just coming here for the first time.

The parking lot was empty; we didn't see anyone at all. I almost wished it would be that way when we got into the building too, but the moment the sliding doors were open, I realized how wrong I was.

It's just like how any office building would look like; different people were behind computers and were working, while some walked around carrying documents and whatnot.

The moment I got into the lobby, though, almost everyone stopped working. Their eyes were on me and Max.

“It's this way, ma'am," Max's voice made me start walking again. Our footsteps were the only thing that could be heard in that big-ass place.

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