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.

at the company," he replied, trying to sound nonchalant, but Evangeline could hear

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

sleeve. "Why head to the company this late? If Hank says it's a small issue, he's got it under control. No point in you tagging along and making

be careful. However, Hank was still finding his footing as the new boss.

could sort this out alone.

clear in her mind after a moment's thought. Evangeline had always trusted Hank's judgment over the

her, and he would not push

need to head back to the office right away. I

night was getting darker, and Evangeline, with

sweat it, the company comes first. You go on, I'll

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grab a ride home.

times for a crisis at the company, why

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