CHAPTER 147

Diego groaned loudly, his voice trembling with pain as he rolled on the floor, trying to free himself from the shards of glass making it's way deeper into his skin.

His hands shook as he attempted to push himself up, but he cried out even louder as every movement only sent fresh waves of agony coursing through him.

Blood dripped from his arms and onto the polished floor and flowed to where Nathan was standing.

His face contorted in anguish, and soon the mighty head of security was reduced to sobbing like a newborn baby and gasping for breath.

Edward’s face twisted in disgust as he watched Diego struggle. "Useless! So useless!" he spat, his voice dripping with contempt. "You’re supposed to be the head of security, and you can’t even handle a **janitor**? Shame on you!"

Diego barely managed to lift his head, his face pale with pain and humiliation. "I… I—"

"Shut up!" Edward snapped, cutting him off. He took a deep breath, visibly shaking with fury, and then turned his icy gaze toward Na