Sarah watched the old man laughing, etching the moment another layer of his mask came undone. Each nanosecond of that laughter erased any leftover compassion she might still have for that man.
Whatever he said after this would never alter her judgment.
His laugh probably lasted for less than a minute, but it felt like hours for Sarah. Still, she didn't interrupt the old man. She waited patiently while simmering the anger and hatred deep within her heart.
Let the fire burn and consume her coldly just for that day.
When his laughter stopped, Joseph took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. Like a newly programmed robot, he looked at Sarah with a sympathetic smile and a pair of empty eyes. "I didn't mean to."
"...what?"
"The plan was only to cause an accident so the company lost a project, and you, his beloved granddaughter, lost the support of the executives
