Chapter 280

• “Communicate freely with me,” She said yet no man in the room made a move.
• They still doubted her motive, and couldn’t tell if this was a joke or if she was being serious. After all, who was Adele? The only female in the city to have worked up to the position of underboss. That wasn’t an easy feat to achieve at all.
• It wasn’t until after a moment of silence that Elijah decided to take the bull by the horn. He turned fully in her direction even though there were three seats before her, saying, “You look good.”