Chapter 9

Myles POV

Time seemed to freeze the moment that Serena’s hand connected with my face. All my employees froze in shock and fear and utter disbelief that this had happened.

I was shocked that she’d done this. I couldn’t remember the last time I was slapped. Hell, I couldn’t remember getting slapped at all, my reputation as the ice king wasn’t only when I was arguing cases in court.

I wanted to be angry. I wanted to start giving her a piece of myself, but then I noticed that she was crying. Her eyes were puffy and swollen with tears already welled up and were ready to fall. She had a briefcase that she was holding rather too tightly.

“Who are you?” She asked amidst tears. “What have you done?!”

Her questions caught me off guard, and for the first time in years, my heart beat rapidly.

I turned and glared at the entire office, which had paused to watch the live drama, and everyone immediately went back to their work, but I knew their eyes were a