Ashton looked up unexpectedly and caught me staring. Panicking, I averted my gaze immediately. “What’s wrong?” I asked when he stared at me intently.

“Pick up the phone!”

“What?” I asked, feeling even more confused.

“Your phone!” Ashton reiterated as he closed the first aid kit with a slam.

I wrenched myself out of my reverie only to notice dully that my phone had been ringing for the past few minutes. It was Nora on the line, and she did not sound happy at all.

“Babe, what’s up with you? Why weren’t you picking up?”

 

I felt slightly embarrassed. “Oh, I had something on. What’s the matter? Are you here?”

I recalled earlier in the day that she had called to state her desire of coming over to the base and then going over to her grandfathers for dinner.

 

“I’ve reached a long time ago. I’m at the hotel now, but I don’t know the exact location of your base. Why don’t you send someone over to pick me up?”

I shot a glance at Ashton. Joseph had been dispatched to send Rachel to the hospital, and Linda was probably off with her own tasks. Armond, too, was busy with the incident of the theft.

It looks like I’m the least occupied one for the moment.

“What is it?” Ashton asked when he saw me staring at him.

the hotel, is that alright with you?” I did not know if he had anything going on currently, so I thought it’d be better to

grunted. “She’s at the

I nodded.

was doubtful that he understood the situation but trusted him to handle it and

from

he hurried over.

stack of documents that Joseph was offering him. “How are things being handled?” he

contacted his partners on the outside. It doesn’t appear to be

frowned but nodded. He took the documents and headed over to the

in surprise at me. “Did you not have a fight

and me. At that, I nodded and told her, “He told me to defend myself and not let myself get hurt

into laughter. “Hats off to Mr. Fuller for giving

hatred when she passed by.

loud voice, “She thinks that she is so popular just because she’s good-looking. But it all amounts

said softly. “Nora’s coming here; Ashton sent for someone to pick her up. Do you still have much to do? When we’re done here,

taken aback. “You’re going to her grandfather’s

bored all day and is in

but ceased her

some time, Nora made her grand entrance by emerging from Armond’s

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