Alice coughed a few times, her face ashen.
She trembled, unable to speak.
Chloe Marshall opened the restroom door and found Ethan Ellsworth standing at the entrance.
Just as she was about to say something, Ethan Ellsworth stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. Then, he cupped her face with both hands and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you kill her?"
Chloe Marshall answered, "She hasn't done anything worth dying for. Why take her life?"
"In my eyes, she's committed a crime worse than death."
His words reached Alice inside. Her expression turned grim. As she calmed down, she realized just how serious her actions had been. But in the end, she was the one who had suffered. 'Didn't Boss Ellsworth see that?!'
Ethan Ellsworth took Chloe Marshall's hand and led her back to the office.
"Why didn't you call me?"
"I wanted to surprise you."
Ethan Ellsworth sat down in his chair, opened the lunchbox, and took a sniff. "Smells wonderful."
