Evangeline and Hank froze.

A glimmer of hope sparked in Caden's dull eyes.

The crowd had scrambled to find the source of the mood-killing noise.

Hank scowled as he fished out the offending phone from his pocket.

His eyes had shown a tinge of regret, and the urge to keep going with Evangeline had disappeared as soon as he saw who was calling.

With Evangeline looking on, worried, Hank had taken the call. The more the person on the other end had talked, the tighter Hank's frown had become.

Hank ended the call, and Evangeline noticed a sheen of sweat on his brow-a rare sight. He was always so cool and collected, like a prince out of a storybook

"What's up?" she asked, her voice laced with concern.

replied, trying to sound nonchalant, but Evangeline could hear the edge of worry in

Hank had recently taken charge of. Suddenly, Evangeline was not in the mood for games. She took hold of Hank's arm. "I'm coming

this late? If Hank says it's a small issue, he's got it under control. No point in you tagging along and making

Group was no small matter, and she had to be careful. However, Hank was still finding his footing as the

company anymore if he could sort this out alone. His future work would

you?" she asked, her decision clear in her mind after a

to her, and he would not push himself to do something he could

got an emergency and need to head back to the office right away. I can't drive

was getting darker, and Evangeline, with her striking appearance,

first.

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since Evangeline barely knew Caden, she decided to just grab a ride home. Heading toward the bar's exit, she could not shake the feeling that something was off about

all times for a crisis at the company, why at this

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