Chapter 48 —Business

Narrator:

Aylin had barely set foot in the factory when her stomach knotted violently.

The atmosphere was strange. Something in the air felt heavier than usual. The workers were whispering among themselves, their eyes darting toward the entrance, and when she looked up, the reason for all the tension hit her like a sharp blow to the chest. Roman Adler.

He was walking up the stairs with his usual lethal confidence, flanked by Dominic and a couple of his men, all dressed in black, all exuding an authority that didn't belong in this place.

Aylin felt the blood drain from her face.

What the hell was he doing there?

Roman wasn't looking at anyone. His attention was fixed on the hallway leading to the factory owner's office. His gait was relentless, as if the meeting had already been won before it had even begun.

But on the last step of the staircase, as if something invisible had called him, he stopped, turned his head, and found her.

His dark eyes caught her from a dis