CHAPTER 99

Hours later

“Rebecca...”, says the boss via a phone call.

“Hi boss. I'm sorry I haven't called you yet..., but I'm still running out of time and I still...”, She tries to give an explanation.

“I'm glad you didn't call me... and the deadline to be fired has passed... so technically you're still my assistant investigator.

And I hope it lasts as long as you want…” says the old man smiling.

“Does that mean you’ve given up on disconnecting me from the case and sending me to the land of... I don’t know where?” she asks, without hiding her happiness.

This version was the one her boss chose to keep her friend alive. Even though I still believe that she is at risk of dying during the investigations.

On the other hand, it seems more promising than being killed outright.

Without going into details, he leaves the assistant believing that he must have a safety plan or simply changed his mind about the possibility of the risk.

The tone that the contractor has used in recent conversations with the d