Chapter 347: A Double Agent
Ian pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, his frustration releasing in a fluent stream of curses. Out of the countless employees who could have been leaking information to Elena Winthorp, it just had to be his assistant.
The revelation left Ian seething with a mixture of anger and disbelief. He slammed his hand on the desk, causing a few scattered papers to flutter to the floor. Why? She’d been with them for almost five years now? She held a clean record and her regular investigation reports had come out clean as a whistle. Then why did she suddenly leak information to Elena? And how did he miss the signs?
Standing, the first thing he did was check his office for any listening devices or spyware. He had his office scanned often but it was usually done with his assistant in the know. Thus, giving her a chance to hide the things. Now, he’d have to do it himself.
Thankfully, there was nothing in the room, or he’d have made sure the woman never dared to hear anything again! As he finished checking under the desk, he slumped back in his chair with a thump, grumbling," Of all the lousy luck! My own assistant turning out to be a double agent. And now I have to pretend to know nothing and let her do her ’job’. How am I going to get any other work done if I cannot trust her?"
With a curt face, he walked out of the office, only to stare at the face of his betrayer. His jaw clenched. He wanted to question this woman how she dared to look him in the eye after cheating him. Their company was one of the most employee-oriented companies around, offering all sorts or support programs for troubled employees. Why then, did he have to deal with all this.
"Leave it here. I’m going out for lunch. No one is allowed in my office while I’m gone," Ian retorted, his voice sharp with frustration.
"Of course, sir. Where are you going for lunch?" she inquired, her tone sugary sweet.
"I didn’t realize I was answerable to you, Miss North," Ian bit out, his patience wearing thin.
The woman actually had the gall to look startled even as she apologized quickly," I’m sorry, Sir. I just meant if you needed me to make any reservations."