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It seems I had underestimated Neil’s animosity towards Zelthia’s president. “But he’s your boss…”
Neil looked me dead in the eyes. “Take it from me, Amelia, you don’t become as rich and powerful as he is by playing nice. You have to get your hands dirty—and I know where his hands have been.”
“Then are your hands dirty too?” I asked, a quaver in my voice.
He didn’t miss a beat. “Yes. They are.”
I wasn’t expecting that. And by the tone of his voice, he wasn’t messing around. I felt chilled to my core. I should never have let my guard down with him. He wasn’t as sweet as I thought.
“One more thing,” he said. “It would be in your best interest to forget anything you might have overheard us talking about.”
Something told me it would be a bad idea to push back or ask questions. “Yes, Neil.”
“Good. You may go now.”
I left the office without a goodbye, shaken.
Chapter Thirty
Astartling scene awaited me at work the next morning. The door to Neil’s office was wide open, and it looked like a tornado had struck the room. Every piece of furniture had been moved and upturned. The light fittings had been taken down. The covers stripped from the couch cushions, the light shades off the lamps, and plants ripped from their pots. Even the dog stuffed animal had been torn open and the stuffing ripped out.
I looked around, bewildered. “What in the name of?—”
Neil rose from behind his desk. His eyes drilled into me as he straightened, a scathing look on his face.
“What happened here?” I sidestepped scattered objects on the floor as I approached him. “Did your office get burgled or something?”
“No.”
“Then what?—”
“I was looking for something.”
“Looking? You tore up your whole office!”
“I did what was required.”
I scoffed. “How could this be required? If you lost something, why would it be inside a couch cushion or a light fitting?”
The vein on Neil’s forehead throbbed. “I didn’t lose something. Someone hid something in my office.”
“Why would anyone do that?”
“I got thinking last night. Daniel said something yesterday that he couldn’t have known unless he had insight into my private conversations. I began to suspect he may have had my office bugged.”
I shook my head. “Bugged? That sounds like something out of a movie. Normal people don’t just go around planting bugs and spying on each other.”
“If you think that’s abnormal, you know nothing of what Daniel Ling and his associates are capable of.”
“All I know is what you told me about him.” I crossed my arms. “So, did you find a bug, then?”
“I did.”
Words escaped me. This was surreal.
Neil strode to the door.
“What are you going to do?” I asked, following him.
