Chapter 55

Aaron's footsteps echoed around the hall as he approached Nicole. She unconsciously looked in the direction the footsteps were coming from and locked gazes with Aaron. Her heart that had leapt into her throat slowly returned to her chest. Jacob's face twisted in irritation and his brow was furrowed when Aaron stopped next to Nicole. He had assumed that Aaron had gotten bored of playing around with her. His hands were still stuffed in his pockets, and he curled them into tight fists. When he made eye contact with Aaron, he could feel a cold chill run down his spine for a split second. Escobar Corporation was a public-listed company, but it paled in comparison to the power that Aaron wielded as the richest man in Silverwood. There was even a significant difference in the economic power between Compton Group and the company that trailed in second place behind it. Jacob's parents had warned him multiple times not to get on the Comptons' bad side, a family that was so powerful that