Alejandro reached her quickly and helped her steady herself. “What are you doing here, Karen?” He evidently did not expect to see his personal assistant.
She waved her phone in the air. “Don’t worry, I’ve called the police. They’re on their way.” She straightened her skirt and glared at me.
Great. Now I desperately needed to leave. I jumped to my feet and faced Alejandro with a silent plea for mercy. He shook his head and returned to the study door, making a big show of locking it, pocketing the key, then tapping his pocket to be sure it was safe. He faced me and pointed to a chair by his desk. “Sit down.”
With Karen ready to lunge, Udo on the other side of the door, police on the way, and Alejandro blocking the locked exit, I decided to do what he said.
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