But the man detected the tremor in her voice, and for a fleeting moment, panic crept into his own tone as he inquired, “What’s the deal exactly?”

Ariana gathered herself, wiping away a stray tear from the corner of her eye, and retorted coolly, “Nothing much. Just some work stuff.”

The man attempted to dig deeper, but Ariana didn’t afford him that opportunity. She said, her tone ice-cold, “If it’s nothing, I’ve got to go.”

Ariana terminated the call after allowing two seconds for a response.

Holden’s countenance darkened in the car as he stared at the phone screen displaying the abruptly ended call.

His brow furrowed, and he turned to Shawn with a troubled expression.

“What’s happened during my absence these past few days?”

the boss’s question, Shawn concluded that Holden was primarily concerned about Adele’s well-being. Thus, he reported truthfully, “Adele is fine, sir. Her ailment hasn’t reared

and then probed further, “What about Ariana? Is

marked the first time his boss had

briefly recalling the day’s events, Shawn chose his words

led the charge, and they put on quite a show. However, things got a tad dicey

from discussing Sadie in too much detail, as avoiding sensitive topics involving the boss’s fiancée was best. Instead, he presented a video clip showcasing

While others might

fiancée. Even if Shawn had an opinion on Sadie’s behavior, he couldn’t express it in front of his boss, so all he could say was, “Miss Edwards’ team is at risk, according to the program’s guidelines. They could get

his face expressionless. He did nothing except

some backstage matters, Ariana decided to head

anything important to do there, and most

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