Chapter 144

“Ricardo called you?!” Emmett cut off Clara before she could finish, his voice noticeably louder.

This left Clara a bit flustered, forgetting what she was about to say.

“Yes, yes…”

“What did he say to you?”

Feeling Emmett’s apparent tension, Clara bit her lip gently, “He said…about work, that he’d handle it for me so I wouldn’t have to worry…”

“That’s it?”

Clara nodded, “Yes! What else should he have said?”

“… Nothing, I just thought he wanted to dump all the work on you” Emmett tried to laugh it off nonchalantly, turning his gaze elsewhere, There were some issues with a partnering company this morning, but I sorted them out after I went.”

my income after marrying you! And look, I have nothing else to do, but let Ricardo bear the workload of

Emmett wanted to change the subject as soon as possible, so he made his

his retreating figure, Clara

off about Emmett

couldn’t quite put her finger on what was wrong.

was about to follow him, her phone rang.

was a call from

she tightly gripped her phone and briskly walked to a corner of the

was not one to call her

she still had to take

Elio’s voice was not

made Clara’s

that Emmett left in a hurry this morning to investigate her?!

on with me?

of the child, she has returned to the country. I’m sure she’s arrived, but I don’t know her exact whereabouts” Elio paused, his voice filled with

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