So what exactly happened while Jonas and Chelsea were getting intimate?
During those five unaccounted-for hours, Miss Eiffel had been waiting downstairs the entire time.
At first, she had noticed nothing unusual. She simply thought Chelsea valued the Alt Conglomerate highly because of the incident with the Void Realm Church, which explained why she had agreed to their demands so readily. She wanted to strengthen her relationship with the Alt Conglomerate through their cooperation.
As time passed, however, Miss Eiffel gradually realized something was wrong.
What kind of cooperation took this long to discuss?
She had thought Jonas would come down from the Nathen Conglomerate's conference room before long, but after the virtual meeting ended, he vanished without a word, as though he had gone missing.
For some time afterward, Miss Eiffel remained anxious about Jonas's situation... She repeatedly asked to go up to the conference room, but the Nathen Conglomerate's staff refused her every time.
That only made her more anxious.
"This is your final warning... Tell me Mr. Jonas's current situation immediately, or I will force my way into the Nathen Conglomerate's upper floors, regardless of the cost."
After waiting an hour, Eiffel finally could no longer sit still.
Once she said that, the atmosphere grew tense, poised on the brink of conflict.
The young secretary, Lina, had clearly never encountered a situation like this. She seemed anxious, yet had no idea how to respond.
"Please don't do anything rash, Miss Eiffel... Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed into our upper floors. We certainly haven't done anything to Mr. Jonas, either. The Nathen Conglomerate wouldn't make an enemy without reason. Making an enemy of the Alt Conglomerate would undoubtedly be asking for trouble."
As she spoke, she watched the woman before her, terrified that Eiffel might suddenly attack. Inwardly, she