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 door to

a call to take

Jackson nodded.

out for dinner tonight, you

Fiona scratched her head. "Got some stuff to

of Henrik's visit made her

Fiona, she was always the first to jump at a dinner invite. Now she was turning one down. "Anything I can help

a twinge of guilt.

were gone. If Jackson saw Henrik, her stories would unravel. And if her uncle found out she was

was never

to talk, Jackson respected her privacy, not pushing

me know if you

"I've tidied up downstairs, and I

"Okay."

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

...

Seven in the evening.

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