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.

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 ask

“She’s at

I nodded.

was

wasn’t a big deal. We emerged from the

us, he hurried over. “Mr. Fuller, there are some documents from Mr. Quinn for your kind

documents that Joseph was offering him. “How are things being handled?” he asked with a

outside. It doesn’t appear to be a simple

the documents and headed over to

old self again. She stared in surprise at me. “Did you not have a fight about what happened

At that, I nodded and told her, “He told me to defend myself and

burst into laughter. “Hats off to Mr. Fuller for giving his wife an unlimited

of clothes. She glared at us with hatred when she passed by.

and said in a loud voice, “She thinks that she is so popular just because she’s

her up. Do you still have much to do? When we’re done here, we’re going

going to her grandfather’s for

all day and is in desperate need

shrugged but ceased her

some time, Nora made her grand entrance by emerging from Armond’s car. Linda cast a look of surprise

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