Chapter 44

“How long has it been?” he asked, his brow furrowed and his voice grave.

Never before had Natalie been so grateful for her period. Even the usual discomfort seemed trivial now.

“Two days,” she replied tersely, pressing her lips together.

His aura turned stormy in an instant. Even without seeing his face clearly, Natalie could feel the irritation radiating off him.

Just then, his phone buzzed in the pocket of the discarded clothes nearby, indicating an incoming call. Seeing that he made no move, Natalie bit the bullet and nudged, “Your phone.”

Brian wasn’t deaf. He waited for the phone to ring a second time before he yanked it out, barely containing his fury.

He was about to shut it off, but as he glimpsed the caller ID, he paused.

After a fleeting look at Natalie, he draped the blanket back over her and stood up, walking towards the living room.

Although he took the call out on the balcony, Natalie could still faintly hear a woman’s voice on

the line, “Brian?”

it,” Brian replied after a few words from the other end, his

the call and, after a moment of silence, looked back towards the bedroom. “Next Monday, come

the sound of Brian leaving the apartment and closing the door. She let out a quiet breath

quietly said, “Mr. Howard, we might not make it in time. Should

felt like he had lost his mind.

had been planning for half a year was set to begin, and he was the main organizer.

Reid mid–sentence. Reid closed his mouth and bowed his

Brian looked up at

it back an hour,” he

arrange a car service for Natalie to take Nate.” The cheap car Natalie had borrowed was hardly fit to be a toy for Nate. She

responded with due respect.

11:30 last night, a suspected signal appeared in this building for a few seconds between the sixth and

must have caught on to the hackers following him, leaving such an obvious trace. Even

was a ruse.

of incompetents were played by

everyone who entered this building last night,” he commanded, tossing the tablet

“Will do!”

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