Chapter 1607 Scream Bloody Murder

• "Everything else can wait until I get home! I'll be back tonight—you better be on your knees when I walk in the door. We've got a serious account to settle!" Emmett barked into the phone before slamming the call shut, not giving Holden a chance to say another word.
• The busy tone echoed from the speaker. Holden sat there, ghost-pale, as if all the blood had drained from his face. Then, right in front of the marketing director, he collapsed onto the floor.
• The marketing director let out a silent sigh. She'd heard plenty of rumors over the years—how Emmett was a firm believer in discipline through the rod, how Holden had grown up with beatings, how the trauma had carved itself into him over time. Judging by the look on his face, those rumors weren't exaggerated.