"S-Sir? Are you okay?" Alfie's voice came through, laced with concern. "What nasty questions are you talking about?"
Mervyn clicked his tongue, his patience snapping like brittle glass. Without another word, he ended the call and immediately pasted a link into their chat. His fingers moved swiftly, the keys clicking in rapid succession.
"I don't care how you do it, just make that bitch crumble!"
The moment he hit send, he deleted the entire conversation, wiping it clean as if it had never existed.
Meanwhile, Alfie had barely skimmed Mervyn's message before his fingers hovered over the keyboard, poised to execute the order.
But just as he was about to press send, a voice cut through the tension.
"…Is that Mr. Mervyn?"
Alfie stiffened. Jade's presence was unexpected, his perceptive gaze instantly honing in on the phone screen.