"What do you mean she knew? What the hell are you talking about?"
Richard's voice became louder with each uttered word and Natalie recoiled in fear. Noticing her reaction, he took a deep breath in an attempt to compose himself and added calmly now. "Natalie... Explain what happened."
"I... It was when you were both working late here, at JFC," the secretary started, still somewhat intimidated, "Mrs. Ashford came here to see you and I guess she didn't notice me––well, I didn't notice her at first, too. I was gluing the heel of one of my shoes behind the closet door so I was out of her vision. She stopped right before your door and since it was partially open, I guess she heard you talk to Ron. I mean, I did..."
She paused and Richard released a long, heavy sigh. "Find Ron and send him to me immediately."
Natalie nodded. "Yes, Mr. Clark."
