Unexpected Encounter with my Boss (Vincent and Tiffany) novel Chapter 197

"How did you know?" Tiffany blinked in surprise. "Were you there too?"

"Yeah, just happened to be in the area. What brought you to the gambling ring?" Alex replied.

"It's a long story, but I was there to bail someone out, not to gamble," Tiffany quickly explained.

"You didn't get into any trouble, did you? Need a hand?"

"No, everything's fine now," Tiffany assured him. "Mr. Zander, you weren't there to gamble, either, were you?"

Alex was a solid guy, pulling in a good paycheck at Lewis Group. He was someone many looked up to. She didn't want him to go down the same road as Eric, getting hooked on gambling and wrecking his life.

"Nah, just business," he replied.

"Oh, that's good to hear," Tiffany said with relief. "Mr. Zander, why did you suddenly give me a call? Is something wrong?"

"Uh… nothing special. I just happened to see you there and wanted to check on you." Alex replied, sounding a bit awkward.

He didn't speak as smoothly as he usually was in the office. It was almost as if someone was coaching him.

Tiffany thought she heard the sound of a pen scratching on paper and asked, "Is Mr. Lewis with you?"

As soon as she spoke, the scratching stopped abruptly, then started again briefly.

Alex quickly replied, "No."

The scratching continued, and Alex asked, "Have you found a new job yet?"

"I have," Tiffany admitted. Her gut instinct was telling her that if Alex knew, Vincent would soon find out too, so she lied.

The scratching stopped again, and after a brief pause, Alex said, "Well, congratulations. If you ever run into any trouble you can't handle, don't hesitate to call me. Mr. Lewis told me to look out for you."

It was the same thing Vincent had said back at the hospital.

"Thanks," Tiffany said softly.

The scratching noise resumed.

Alex asked, "Is there anything else you want to say or ask?"

Tiffany was silent for a moment. She actually wanted to ask how Vincent was doing but felt it wasn't appropriate.

"No, that's all."

"Okay, I'll hang up then."

Vincent stayed silent for a moment before calmly saying, "No, it's fine."

Just then, his phone rang.

Seeing Kelly's name appear on the screen, Vincent's relaxed expression quickly turned tense again.

…

The next day, Tiffany arrived early at the Lewis residence. The maid escorted her to the door and left her there.

Tiffany raised her hand to knock on the door. "May I come in?"

Silence greeted her from inside the room. She waited for a moment, then spoke up a bit louder, "I'll just come in, alright?"

Still, there was no reply.

Tiffany took a deep breath, turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open.

The room was dark, with the curtains drawn, blocking out all light. Books and various items were scattered across the floor—the place looked chaotic.

In the middle of the mess, Tiffany saw William huddled in a corner.