CHAPTER 0231

CYRUS'S POV

“How long are you going to keep the act up, commissioner?” I asked, my tone calm but with enough edge to cut through the tension in the room. I leaned back in the chair

“This is turning into a joke, Mr. Lockwood,” the commissioner replied, his voice carrying that false authority that told me he was starting to feel cornered. “I have a lot of work to do. I’m sure you saw that when you w