Chapter 1449

Fiona stared at her phone, the call already disconnected, looking a bit shell-shocked.

Seriously...

Is Uncle actually coming over?

Just as she was nursing a pounding headache, her phone buzzed again. It was a message from Henrik.

[I've been mulling it over, and I'm sure I heard a man's voice in your room calling you, Fiona. I hope you have a good explanation for this when I get back tonight.]

Fiona: ....

Why does he have ears like a hawk at his age?

"Fiona?"

A knock sounded on her door, Jackson's voice tentative.

"Everything alright? Need me to come in?"

"It's nothing."

the

a call

Jackson nodded.

for

it tonight." Fiona scratched her

the thought of Henrik's

eyebrow, curiosity flashing in his eyes. Ever since he'd known Fiona, she was always the first to jump at a dinner invite. Now she was turning one

of guilt. "It's

If Jackson saw Henrik, her stories would unravel. And if her

lying was never a

talk, Jackson respected her privacy, not

just let me know if you

"I've tidied

"Okay."

out with a smile. But as soon as he left, her smile vanished, replaced by a look of deep concern. She needed to figure out how to handle her uncle. Jackson, catching

...

Seven in the evening.

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