Irvin called to ask when I would be leaving.

I thought for a moment and said, "Maybe after two or three days. I'll wait till things with Fantasia are settled. The rest will fall into place later."

He paused for a moment and said, "Are you going to the countryside to visit Monique?"

I was surprised that he knew but then I remembered that I may have mentioned it to him before.

The other end of the line fell silent again before he finally spoke, "Have you contacted her?"

I shook my head and said, "No, I haven't been able to get through to her. Ian has been answering all the calls I made so I'm going there to have a look."

"I'll go with you!" Irvin wasn't asking to go with me but stating that he'd go with me.

I couldn't help but to refuse. "No. Ian will be there. Everything will be fine."

"Arianna!" He spoke in a low voice, "Give lan a call first so that your trip down would not be in vain."

said that he would stay with Monique and take care of

only nod my head in agreement as what Irvin said was right.

heard the sound of the engine coming from the front yard, I paused and said on the phone, "I've

hung up the phone, Hendrix walked in. Seeing the packed breakfast in front of me, he could not

"No one. I plan to head out so I asked the

you going?" Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ

to look for Monique and lan." I placed the packed breakfast in a bag feeling that it may look a little excessive to give

could have eaten at home before heading out. But since I blurted out the lie, there

"Wait for me. I'll get something from the study room

"There's no need..."

"Wait for me."

I...

really left me no room to refuse

upstairs to take what

phone rang for a long time before he picked

short while to visit you both." If they were really in the countryside,

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