The following morning, Zeraida returned to the production studio with the exact same relentless determination she had displayed throughout the past several weeks.
The extensive security measures Xaviere had arranged accompanied her every single step now, leaving zero room for privacy.
Two broad guards maintained positions near the primary studio entrance, another operative monitored the parking structure from a discreet vehicle, and a dedicated security detail accompanied her whenever she moved between filming soundstages.
She found the restrictive arrangement entirely suffocating, feeling her personal freedom slipping away once again.
Yet after the shocking revelations concerning Evelyn's mysterious final phone call, she could no longer dismiss the glaring reality of her situation.
The unknown individual watching her movements clearly possessed considerably greater corporate or political resources than she had initially calculated.
