Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after Odell left, save for Decker who put on an innocent look and pretended to be surprised. “Was it something I said?”

The remaining executive assured him, “Don’t worry about it. President Carter has something important he needs to attend to urgently.”

Deep down, he was muttering curses at Decker. ‘Keep your mouth shut, you fool!’

Decker snuck another glance at the elevator where Odell had vanished and grinned smugly.

At Isabel’s hotel in Glanchester, things calmed down in the bedroom at last.

Isabel lay like a plank on the bed and was too tired to move.

Roland pulled her into his arms and let her rest against his shoulder.

Upon noting the content expression on the man’s face, Isabel shot him a playful glare.

Roland grinned before reaching lapping his arms around her neck and gently massaging her neck. He applied just the right amount of pressure, so it did not hurt. It was even quite comfortable.

arms, then she began to feel a

was when her phone began blaring and interrupted her

phone tucked under the pillow and saw the name

he calling at this

answered the call, “Hey,

was sharp. "Where are

so she answered with hidden suspicion, "I'm filming in Glanchester.

the

our film company.” She

did he sound so

With that, he

and stared at the phone.

her. "What's wrong?"

dad is

to

me where I was. I can tell by his

what she had done to upset her father. She had not been home in a while, so it could not possibly be something she had said

people could be weird at

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