Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 204

"What about his office?" Pamella asked, frowning as she stood in the middle of

the boutique, still holding the fabric swatch the stylist had handed her.

Her secretary shifted slightly, holding a tablet in both hands. "Mr. Weiss hasn't returned since the day of the accident"

Pamella stared at her. "What do you mean, hasn't returned?"

"He hasn't shown up to the office. No calls. No updates. His assistant said he flew out that same night but didn't say where."

Pamella dropped the swatch on the table. "And no one thought to inform me?"

"We tried to reach him," the secretary said. "But his number's been going straight to voicemail"

Pamella walked across the room and snatched her phone off the bench. She pulled up Calen's contact and pressed the call button. It rang once-then disconnected. She tried again. Same result.

"This is unbelievable," she muttered. "The fitting was scheduled a week ago. This was the reschedule. Where the hell is he?"

The stylist stood quietly by the corner, pretending to adjust something on the mannequin.

Pamella turned to her secretary again. "Where's Cecil?"

"She hasn't returned any calls either."

Pamella blinked. "Are you telling me both of them just vanished?" That bitch Cecil had been acting all sweet. Yet now, the woman actually vanished with her son?

"Ms. Rossi's accident may

have-"

Pamella raised her hand. "Don't say her name."

The secretary looked down at her tablet.

Pamella stepped away, phone still in her grip. "Call legal. Have them freeze the PR drafts. If this wedding is falling apart, I'm not going to be the last to know."

"Yes, ma'am."

another second. She tapped the screen, scrolled quickly through her contacts, and pressed the number

before

on with your son?" Pamella said immediately. "Calen didn't show up for the fitting. He's been ignoring calls. If this deal doesn't go through, you

She didn't pause.

care what kind of trouble he's in. Handle it. I

without giving Mr. Weiss

went dark in her hand. She turned sharply back to

said. "If

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Chapter 204

her nails tapping against the edge of the table, her

downtown San Francisco, Atty. Alcaraz flipped through the latest printout of press inquiries. She barely looked up as her

list with a red pen. "Say the family is requesting privacy. Use neutral language- nothing emotional. I want the

ma'am," her assistant replied, already typing into her

The longer they don't know, the easier it is to control the message. Tell the PR team

“Ma'am, there's something else. We've received over

up for the first

"Many of them are concerned. The shares dropped four points

recover... or if they

set the pen down. "Who asked that

office called

Of course, he did.

one from Marla DuPont's

a sealed folder,

team,” she said. "Draft a controlled update. We'll say she's undergoing

Her assistant nodded.

family of

threatening to go public. They're demanding

Rossi's condition. Get legal to sign off. Tell them to accept the money if they don't want us

"Yes, ma'am."

"Also, start compiling a list of temporary board appointees. If anyone

assistant paused at the door. "Should I notify Victor

yet. He's still neutral. Let's keep him that

picked up her phone, dialed