Felix blinked slightly at the sudden shift in topic.
Elias stood from his chair, buttoning his suit jacket as he spoke. “I want to have dinner with her tonight. Make a reservation for a table for two. I’ll pick her up myself.”
At those words, Felix visibly stiffened.
He shifted awkwardly on his feet before forcing out a nervous laugh. “Mr. Creed… maybe it would be better if you went tomorrow instead. I can arrange your date with Mrs. Creed for tomorrow night.”
Elias lifted his head.
His eyes sharpened on Felix, dark and dangerous. The air in the office seemed to grow colder.
He tilted his head, staring at Felix with a cold expression.
“Now you are going to decide when I can go on dates with my wife?” he asked darkly.
Felix’s throat bobbed nervously.
“No—Mr. Creed, that’s not what I meant—”
“Then tell me what the hell you meant.”
Felix finally let out a deep breath.
“Actually, Mr. Creed…” he started hesitantly. “As far as I was able to track Mrs. Creed’s activities today…” He swallowed hard. “I found out that she’s going on a blind date tonight.”
The second the words left his mouth, Elias snapped straight in his chair.
“What?!”he barked.
His sharp gaze locked onto Felix so intensely that Felix almost stopped breathing.
“Adate?”Elias repeated slowly, his voice dropping lower. “With who?”
Felix immediately straightened nervously. “I—I’m not sure, Mr. Creed. I only found out that her friend Juliet arranged it for her. Mrs. Creed is apparently meeting someone for dinner tonight.”
A loud bang suddenly echoed through the office.
Felix jumped so violently that he stumbled backward several steps in shock.
His heart nearly stopped when Elias slammed both hands against the desk and shoved himself to his feet. The chair rolled back violently behind him.
The next second, Elias rounded the desk and stopped directly in front of Felix. His face was dark with fury, and there was a terrifying smile pulling at the corner of his lips.
“And you thought,” Elias said slowly, his voice dangerously low, “that it was a smartest fucking idea to hide this from me instead of telling me the moment you found out?”
Felix immediately took two nervous steps back. His stomach dropped.
“Mr. Creed, it’s not my fault,” he said quickly. “I didn’t want you to feel hurt finding out your wife was going on a blind date with another man. I was just trying to help you.”
“Yeah, you are so helpful, Felix.”
Elias’s voice dropped so low that it sent chills down Felix’s spine.
Elias loosened the cuffs of his sleeves while staring at him.
“Since you’re so intent on helping,” he continued coldly, “go help the security guards this week.”
Felix blinked in confusion. “Sir?”
