Sentenced to Marriage by MadlainQ novel Chapter 7

A brief, hysteric chuckle flew out of my lips. My move was risky. I was practically admitting that I went through the company’s files, violating their confidentiality. No one in their right mind would ever admit to committing something like that! The more annoying fact was that I couldn’t play dumb while trying to prove I was smart enough to fix their problem.

 

Aren Lan went back to the middle of the corridor where I stood. Mr. Errington followed his boss, although his reluctance couldn’t possibly be marked on his face more clearly. Aren looked around. There were plenty of other people gaping at the three of us in that corridor.

 

“Lend me your office,” Lan said, his words sounding like an unmistakable order.

 

Mr. Errington twitched his lips but didn’t dare to say a word. After a quick nod, he started walking through the corridor and stopped as he reached the corner. “This way.” He pointed at the door before opening it for the big boss to walk in.

 

“Miss Cora, after you,” Aren Lan tossed nonchalantly, urging me to walk inside with a gesture.

 

I smiled nervously and entered Mr. Errington’s office first. The two men followed, and Mr. Errington closed the door behind us. I stopped in the middle of the room, finding myself in a space between the three-piece suite and a large office desk. We entered Mr. Errington’s palace, but it was clear who was this kingdom’s ruler. The balding man stood silently a few steps away from the door while Aren Lan walked forward and leaned against the desk, facing me with his arms crossed over his chest.

 

“Well? I’m all ears.” He shot me a sly smirk.

 

As I took a deep breath, I started, “I might have seen a sign of very dangerous spying software on the receptionist’s computer.”

 

“You… might have?” Aren laughed.

 

“This is ridiculous!” Mr. Errington cut in, walking toward me with a glare that was probably meant to threaten me. “Can’t you see that this girl is talking nonsense?! She is wasting your time!” he roared, looking at his boss.

 

“Sit down and let her talk,” Aren said icily. “I’ll be the judge of whether she is wasting my time or not.”

 

My jaw almost dropped when I saw Mr. Errington lowering his head and obediently sitting on the sofa. Yet, I couldn’t dare call that man a wuss. The authority overflowing from Aren Lan’s words was breathtaking. I flinched as Lan’s dark eyes shifted to me.

 

“Talk.”

 

I pulled in a shaky breath. “First, I need you to give me your word that I will not be charged with anything no matter what I say.” I trembled inside while saying it, but I placed my hopes in his curiosity.

 

He laughed, then stepped closer, leaning down on me. “I give you my word.”

 

God… His voice sounded as dark and dangerous as it was amazingly sexy. I knew I was playing with fire, but somehow I was eager to risk a little burn. I faced his gaze and resisted lowering my eyes to his lips. I felt as if my intelligence flew away each time he was close, as if he was turning me into some goddamn cavewoman!

 

“All right…” I exhaled and cautiously stepped back away from him. “I was bored after over two hours of waiting for someone I could talk to about the eviction notice, and… I took the liberty of glimpsing at the receptionist’s computer…” I paused, noting their reaction to my words.

 

“What do you mean by that?! And where was the receptionist at the time?!” Mr. Errington snapped.

 

Well, I had no intention of putting any blame for what I did on the redhead, but I wasn’t feeling too guilty about the spot I was about to put her in either.

 

I admitted bluntly, “She went for an urgent meeting with the toilet seat, so she wasn’t there at the time.”