Chapter 52
~ Nathaniel ~
I was still processing what had just happened. Still drinking in the image of Navine—controlled, buttoned-up, always-professional Navine—absolutely losing his s**t and pummeling that staff member, Dante, like a man possessed.
That was no ordinary reaction. Not even close.
Sure, what Dante did was reprehensible. Assault, harassment, all of it deserved consequences. But that level of violence? That raw, unfiltered rage?
And the way Navine had looked at me afterward, saying that's what he'd do to me if I used his name to win hearts in this company?
That wasn't a brotherly warning. That wasn't CEO protocol.
That punch had been more possessive. Like Dante hadn't just crossed a professional line, he'd crossed a personal one. One that had everything to do with Hai
