Chapter 154

SEBASTIAN

Chaos had a sound.

A violent, crashing, relentless sound.

It lived in my phones ringing simultaneously, in the mutters of staff outside my office, in the pounding behind my eyes, and in the way my heart hadn’t stopped thudding since I saw that video.

I was answering my sixth call from an investor when my office door swung open without a knock.

What the…

Diego.

Of course. That’s the only person that can try that nonsense with me at this moment.

He strode inside with the confidence of a man who had stopped asking permission years ago.

“Thank you very much. I’ll handle the situation properly,” I told the investor and ended the call before he replied.

“Diego?” I blinked. “What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be…” I swallowed the rest. “You know you shouldn’t…”

He cuts me off. “I know what I shouldn’t do.” He shut the door behind him. “I couldn’t let you handle this circus alone.”

I exhaled, lean