Chapter 383: Brewing storm

The morning light filtered through the wide windows, its rays scattering into brilliant strips of color across the room.

Jessica’s phone blared into the quiet, dragging her from a restless slumber.

She stirred, groaning softly, and groped across the nightstand until her fingers found the device. Before she could swipe, the call ended.

She exhaled, long and tired, and collapsed back onto the pillows, one hand cradling her aching forehead. Her eyes were rimmed with redness.

The night had been restless. Several hours of brutal tossing and turning, the weight of too many thoughts pressed her down till the early hours of the morning.

Her head spun as she mentally drew up a schedule for herself.

Visit the hospital.

Check on Lady Matilda.

Take a trip to the Santiago Group.

Take a trip to check the group’s quarter review.

Get some designs ready to meet people’s orders.

She sighed as the list seemed endless.

Tapping lightly on her phone, she whispered to herself, "He should have arrived by now."

With a swift dial, she tried Davis’ number, but it didn’t connect. She dropped a quick text. Just as she set the phone down, it buzzed again.

The message was from a subordinate at the Group:

There is a board meeting this morning.

"Meeting?" Jessica muttered, brows furrowing.

Before Davis left, they had gone over the itinerary together. All formal meetings had been cleared.

And certain matters that might need his attention had been put on hold.

"Who scheduled the meeting?" she asked when she called back.

"The vice president, Vera."

into a cold smile.

slated for nine o’clock.

Keep me updated if there

If there is any change,

brow furrowed harder as she thought of the possible reasons why Vera should be scheduling

left the country, but I am still very much in the country to witness your moves," she

clock read just past eight. "One hour.

when her phone buzzed again. The number looked

the phone she picked. "Hello ma’am," a cold,

"Hello," she replied.

quick marathon to place the

to reach the president on phone, but the contact

Jessica’s brow furrowed with realization. "Assistant Luke," she greeted, her

answered

summit on a last-minute decision. Is there something you can’t handle

wanted to find out the

time she assessed him, she was certain she was

her at this moment wasn’t strictly to find

known Davis had travelled the moment he set

the vice president had just scheduled a meeting with the board members. I thought it best

he reported truthfully.

any meeting or give instructions for any before he left," Jessica

you be attending in his stead?" he asked, as though

morning. If necessary, you’ll let me

the call ended with a

at the phone in her hand, her lips curled

the waters too,"

a quiet chuckle, she tossed the phone

to the hour of nine, Jessica strode to

meal and the usual banter with Deborah, Jessica strode to the car already waiting for

At the Allen Group

set his phone on the table,

of last night’s work. His gaze lingered on two names scrawled in the

"Sylas. Siri," he murmured.

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