Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 445

This request was a step back from her previous demand.

It also felt a lot more like a trap.

She wanted him to admit to "work access" and "convenience," allowing her to later explain away the anomalies as standard project practices, effectively diluting her personal violations into a team-wide procedural issue.

Jude Sinclair looked at her, a sharp ache piercing his chest.

It wasn't that he felt soft enough to agree.

It hurt because someone he had once genuinely believed in had sunk to this level, still calculating exactly how much blame he could absorb for her.

"I'll tell the truth," he said.

Willow Whitaker stared at him.

"The truth?"

"I'll own up to the access I gave you. But whatever you did that crossed the line, I won't cover for."

She nodded.

"Fine."

She turned to leave.

Jude called out to her, "Willow."

She didn't look back.

"Give up the person who put you up to this. It's not too late."

Willow stood in the pouring rain. Her shoulders looked incredibly fragile, but her voice was freezing cold.

"It's already too late."

She stepped into the downpour.

Jude didn't chase after her.

He stood in the foyer, watching her get into the black sedan parked by the curb. Just before the window rolled up, he saw that the tears on her cheek had already dried.

In that moment, he knew she wouldn't stop.

The next morning, inside the interrogation room of Langford Medical's legal department.

Willow sat at one end of the long table, an untouched glass of water resting in front of her. Beside her sat the lawyer Lydia Whitaker had hired for her overnight.

Lawrence Langford did not make an appearance.

The questioning was jointly conducted by Langford Medical's legal and tech teams, along with Thorne Corp's compliance office.

Jude sat in the gallery.

When Willow walked in, she shot him a glance. It was brief—filled with resentment, but also holding onto a final, lingering shred of expectation.

The legal team started with the account issues.

"Ms. Whitaker, did you ever use Jude Sinclair's account to log into the project system?"

Willow lowered her gaze.

"Yes, I did."