Chapter 266 Seeking Help

• The clock ticked ominously on the wall, each passing second seeming longer than the next. I decided to make a few calls before Timothy arrived. Hopefully the board could handle Jasper, unless he had other connections outside of his uncle.
• I left my office to grab some coffee, inevitably running into some coworkers in the lounge. As I waited for the fresh batch of coffee to brew, I felt a tap on my shoulder.
• "Hey, Evie. Are you alright?" Lily said with concern etched on her face. “We saw what happened with Jasper.”