Chapter 105

Chloe’s POV

The message sat on my screen longer than it should have.

Another interrogation.

This time with a detective.

So they were escalating.

Good.

If they wanted to turn this into a criminal matter, I would meet them there.

I did not panic. I did not cry. I did not text anyone in distress. I simply locked my phone and placed it on the table.

Drake watched me carefully.

“What now?” he asked.

“The board,” I replied calmly. “They’ve brought in a detective.”

His jaw tightened, but I didn’t give him room to speak. I needed control, not panic.

“I’ll handle it,” I said.

Monday morning came quickly.

My arm throbbed the moment I woke up, but I ignored it. I changed the bandage carefully, biting back the sting as I cleaned the wound again. The bruise around it had darkened slightly, but the swelling had gone down.

No one was going to see it.

I chose the velvet jumpsuit deliberately. Dark