Scolded and Frightened

"What were you thinking, Ms. Theron? Care to share it with me because I am dying to know your reason for this "mistake"."

Nigel emphasizes the word mistake since he knows that Alicia will call it like that. But that was one instance and she already promises not to do it again. As that promise was broken by her as well, Nigel doesn't have much patience to even listen to her futile excuses and will want to know her reasons now.

"B-B-Boss, I—"

"You, what?"

She then becomes dumbfounded, doesn't know the right words to say. Her mind goes blank and her throat suddenly dried. She wets her lips as she thinks a way out of this mess. 

"I-I didn't mean to leave-"

"Bullshit. Stop making excuses and give me a proper reason, Ms. Theron."

She tries to look at the Alpha beside her but she knows that Alfred can't help her right now. She is the one who started this mess, she needs to be the one to finish it.