Chapter 267

Alexander Kingsley's arrival struck Hugo Lee like a sledgehammer to the chest.

Cold sweat beaded on his temples as his fingers absently fiddled with his suit cuff.

How had Evelyn Sinclair managed to summon this untouchable titan?

Melissa Lee's intelligence had clearly failed catastrophically.

"Shall we continue?" Evelyn's crisp voice rang out, a delicate hammer tapping against everyone's nerves.

The legal and HR directors simultaneously turned pleading eyes toward Hugo.

The office plunged into tomb-like silence.

Alexander's denial—"Nothing of the sort"—still reverberated in the air.

His rejection had been absolute, elevating Evelyn to untouchable status in the same breath.

This wasn't distancing—it was a blatant declaration that Evelyn stood under his protection.

Hugo's Adam's apple bobbed as he ground out through clenched teeth, "Why is everyone just standing around?"

The staff began scattering like startled birds—

"Where are Horizon Media's representatives?"

A booming male voice cut through the room as a dozen suited figures filed in. The lead attorney's gaze crackled with electricity.

"Kingsley Group legal department." He flashed credentials. "Here to investigate the fraudulent cease-and-desist letter bearing our name."

The words detonated like grenades.

Every head swiveled toward the legal director.

The woman's face drained of color, her nails biting into her palms.

Evelyn's workstation sat mere feet away.

Her personal belongings were boxed up, the forged document conspicuously placed atop the pile.

The legal director's stare burned into Evelyn's back, her breathing turning ragged.

"Cease-and-desist letter?" Evelyn turned, and the woman nearly collapsed.

But Evelyn's gaze slid past her, landing instead on her abandoned desk.

The silence grew so profound one could hear a pin drop.

Evelyn leisurely sifted through the papers, each rustling sheet magnified in the stillness.

The Kingsley attorneys stood ramrod straight, an impenetrable human barricade.

The untouched tea service sat forgotten.

Their mission was singular—unmask the audacious forger.

"My apologies." Evelyn suddenly looked up. "Things got misplaced during the transition. I can't seem to find it."

Her palm rested casually atop the very document in question.

The legal director saw everything.

"I'll search more thoroughly at home." Evelyn smiled with guileless innocence.

The lead attorney's eye twitched.

The young madam was clearly toying with them like a cat with cornered prey.

What could they do?

"Of course." The attorney beamed like a benevolent statue. "You have our direct line, Ms. Sinclair."

Before departing, his razor-sharp gaze swept the room. "Counterfeiting Kingsley Group documents carries severe consequences."

The legal director's knees buckled, her body slumping against the wall for support.