Chapter 174 Chief Counsel Resigns

• The low murmur between the two clerks had been harmless, frothy, until a hush sliced through it. Both women jerked their heads up.
• Standing several paces ahead, framed by the corridor's fluorescent glow, Waverly waited in silence. The directness of her stare made it painfully clear she had overheard every single word.
• "Does Fullerton Group pay you to swap rumors on company time?" she asked, each crisp syllable echoing off the marble walls.