Astonished and troubled, the secretary, Natty Hale, explained, "Mrs. Zachman, Mr. Zachman is really busy. The meeting today is extremely important.

"I think you should wait until Mr. Zachman is done with his business. Perhaps tonight-"

Katrina interrupted impatiently, "That's enough. I don't care if you're telling the truth. I just need you to relay what I said earlier to your chairman.

"30 minutes is all he has. If he doesn't show up, I'll look for him in the office."

After saying that, Katrina hung up without giving Natty a chance to explain. She was sure Natty would not have answered Carlisle's phone without his permission.

It was clear that Carlisle wanted to brush her off. Regardless, time and patience were all she had that day. He couldn't hide from her forever.

...

Meanwhile, there was a depressing atmosphere in the chairman's office of Zachman Group. After placing the phone on the desk, Natty stole a glance at Carlisle's face and forced a smile. "Mr. Zachman, Mrs. Zachman hung up..."

Earlier, Natty had put the phone on loudspeaker, and he

but the latter completely ignored it. Clenching his teeth, he glared icily at the secretary and

a phone call on Carlisle's behalf would lead her to discover such a major matter

Carlisle's behavior, he clearly couldn't let Katrina go. Otherwise,

rumor had it

out of her thought when she met Carlisle's stern

hurriedly, "Don't worry, Mr. Zachman.

he looked as stern as ever as he instructed coldly, "If she comes looking for

"Yes," answered Natty immediately.

nodded. "You may

Natty scuttled out of the

alone, his expression

up intentionally, looking more mature than usual. Although he did not want to go

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