One of the family's bodyguards had informed them about Lyvana being attacked. A second later, the door flew open and Julian walked back in. His face was grim.
"He's gone," he announced.
Everyone turned toward him.
"What do you mean?" the Chairman asked. "How could he escape?"
"Marcus checked the security footage," Julian explained, running a frustrated hand through his hair. "He managed to slip out through a window and went straight through the restricted service corridor of the ground floor."
"How could he have known about that?" the Chairman demanded, his eyes narrowing. "That passage isn't known by anyone outside this family."
"He had help from the inside." Julian turned his gaze directly to Eleanor, his expression darkening. "Chloe told him about it. She's the one who let him onto the premises."
Eleanor went pale instantly, her breath catching in her throat. Chloe is her most trusted maid. "No. That's impossible. Why would she do that?"
