Chapter 348

Hale Group. It was already two in the morning, and Julian was still in the conference room, fixing company issues. The project manager was practically shaking, staring at the surveillance footage with panic all over his face. "Mr. Hale… I-I just sent Madeleine to grab some paper. I didn't mean for—" "I had no idea the warehouse supervisor left early. I didn't think he'd just leave her down there like that," he added quickly, trying to dodge the blame. "Oh, cut the crap," the warehouse supervisor snapped. "You're the one who told me she kept stealing the spotlight in your department and asked me to 'teach her a lesson' by locking her in the warehouse! And now you're pretending it wasn't your idea?" Julian's gaze was cold, and he tapped the table once, voice low but powerful. "So just because she overshadowed your team, you thought it was okay to throw her in a warehouse?" The manager's face turned ghostly pale. "I swear it was just a prank, Mr. Hale. I didn't mean for it to go that far—