ke the tough truth more gentle. Alex sat by the window, looking at the city skyline, deep in thought.

s finally found him. He felt he was nervous, and he had to make some important choices. She put

ce to confront Jameson." We need to be smart about dealing with

ing a hand through his hair. If we don't act now, we might lose eve

he said we should keep him away from others.If we can talk to him alone, away from his friends an

,' he agreed. We need to manage the story. If we can get him to admit he's connected to So

e sit with him. Let's plan this carefully. We need to find

dence and found weak spots in Jameson's plan. They also figured out how to use those weak spots to

keep it casual at first, just the three of us. If he believes

t?' Olivia asked

blem, share the proof, and ask them to decide to remove him.If we need

was good, but it depended a lot on keeping control

nd looked at it with a frown. He said he should leave, stood up, and walked to the room's c

llo

all. He held the phone tightly and walked away from

ring but could only understand small parts of the tal

ung up. Jameson said it, but he didn't sound

sudden jump. 'Alone? Alex, this seems

argument. "If I don't go, he'll know we're on him, and we'll los

face him. "Now I'll come with you. We

th Ethan and the security team; as such, we need you here. If something goes w

He was determined, and he knew he wouldn't budge on this one. He n

ng. "I will keep them close, but they wil

fear filled the air between them, but there was no time for further t

nd looked back at her w

chill run down his spine as he entered the elevator, the luxurious setting doing little to ease the pr

ass of whiskey in his hand and an unnoticed smile in his eyes. Jameso

air. "Please have a seat

ting the offer. He wasn't here

t nonchalant. "You're busy right now," he said, swirling th

bother me when they

"You're a smart guy, Alex. But they're wrong. You

allenged, leaning

ack glow underneath the polished background. "You've gotten yourse

table. He smiled at the screen. "It feels like our tim

g went terribly wrong, and as Jameson stood up to

e. The network had

d, menacing expressions. Alex stood his ground, his mind racing through op

iled at Alex, and looked back. "Y

d away, leaving Alex to