297 DARKNESS' ALLURE

Everything had once again gone back to how it was supposed to be. Luke had finally managed to filter out the weeds and moles that had infiltrated his company, nearly costing him everything. Nothing had been easy; he and Isabella also got into a brief altercation when he found out she had been secretly involved in the whole mess. However, he couldn't deny her involvement's impact on the operation's success. Luke also knew thatsettlingf the whole issue was supposed to calm his mind, but it made him more critical and maybe even more paranoid. This was mainly because he was shocked at the number of his closely trusted employees who were all in on the plan to destroy him. Some of them were people he could have easily vouched for when it came to loyalty. It had been a disappointing and humbling experience, but it had also served as an eye-opener. "Fuck," he muttered as he pressed down on the intercom button to instruct his secretary to bring him some documents, then remembered he no longe