The CEO’s Regret My Ex-Wife is a Tech Goddess novel Chapter 120

She smiled and nodded, immediately asking, "Where is Silas?"

"The Boss has official business to handle, he's working downstairs," Zachary replied. "You don't need to worry about him leaving, Ma'am. The Boss specifically said he'd handle all his work right here."

Alaina froze slightly. When had she ever said she was afraid of Silas leaving?

"Would you like to eat your meals up here, Ma'am, or would you prefer to go downstairs?" Zachary asked.

Alaina shook her head. "I'm not hungry."

Zachary nodded, but he kept looking at her, clearly hesitating to say something.

"If you have something on your mind, just say it," Alaina noticed.

"I've been with the Boss for a lot of years," Zachary began slowly. "There are certain things he absolutely cannot say. But I can tell he doesn't want you to get hurt ever again."

Hearing this, Alaina's chest tightened.

The memory of Silas holding her and comforting her last night flooded her mind. She quickly forced herself to manage her facial expressions.

She was merely his subordinate.

He was simply fulfilling his duty as a boss.

Everything he had done was strictly for the sake of the Special Research Division.

She desperately repeated these excuses in her mind.

"You should realize just how dangerous things are after yesterday," Zachary continued. "If... you can't handle this kind of pressure, you can formally ask to resign. But there's a catch. You wouldn't be able to stay in the country. The Security Administration would set you up with a new identity, and you could move abroad to start completely over."

Alaina furrowed her brow. She was definitely scared, but the thought of quitting had never even crossed her mind.

Before, she just thought working for a place like The Security Administration required her to be highly secretive and cautious.

It wasn't until yesterday that she realized just how horribly naive she had been.

Being the head of the Special Research Division meant constantly putting her life on the line.

Her mind was clearer now than ever before. She looked at Zachary and said, "Even if I asked to quit, and even if Silas agreed, the higher-ups above him would never allow it."

After all, she had read every single piece of highly classified documentation the Special Research Division had.

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