The Executive Charade

A brief silence followed.

No one spoke.

Not because there was nothing to say—but because no one had expected that from Vance of all people.

No one laughed either—mostly because they were still processing it.

The head of security. Built like a wall. Usually unreadable.

And yet, he’d just turned into a full-blown fanboy.

Vance straightened immediately, clearly embarrassed at getting carried aw