Chapter 56 Jace
JACE
The security guard shifted uncomfortably in his chair as I loomed over his desk. The fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across his face, highlighting his growing unease.
“How could there be a hundred men that left the building?” I demanded, my knuckles turning white as I gripped the edge of his desk.
The guard cleared his throat. “It’s a big building, Mr. Lockwood.” He gestured at the monitoring screens behind him. “It normally occupies two thousand people. I thought you’d be happy to find out there were only a hundred.”
“A hundred,” I repeated, shoving a hand through my hair, already calculating how many hours it would take to investigate each one. “Is there any way to isolate who came from which floor?”
The guard grimaced. “We don’t have surveillance cameras inside the building.” He pointed to a monitor showing the main entrance. “Just in the foyer on the front doors by the security system.”
I leaned in closer, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. “There’s got to be a way to narrow down who was in Miss West’s office around six o’clock this evening.”
The security guard’s eyes flickered with curiosity. “Do you mind if I ask what this is about, sir?”
My jaw clenched. “Yes, I mind.” I straightened to my full height, letting my CEO persona slip fully into place. “Now, do your job and narrow down the goddamned list.”
The guard flinched, then quickly turned to his keyboard, fingers suddenly very busy. “Right away, Mr. Lockwood.”
“How long will it take?”
His fingers stopped moving. “Er …”
“For God’s sake, call me when you have something.”