Chapter 144

“Ricardo called you?!” Emmett cut off Clara before she could finish, his voice noticeably louder.

This left Clara a bit flustered, forgetting what she was about to say.

“Yes, yes…”

“What did he say to you?”

Feeling Emmett’s apparent tension, Clara bit her lip gently, “He said…about work, that he’d handle it for me so I wouldn’t have to worry…”

“That’s it?”

Clara nodded, “Yes! What else should he have said?”

wanted to dump all the work on you” Emmett tried to laugh it off nonchalantly, turning his gaze elsewhere,

after marrying you! And look, I have nothing else to

Emmett wanted to change the subject

figure, Clara slightly

off about Emmett

quite put her finger on what was wrong.

to follow him, her phone rang.

it was a call from Elio.

gripped her phone and briskly walked to a corner of

to call her unless something was

would be pissed, she still had to take this call! After all, she owed Elio.

about you.” Elio’s voice was not as relaxed

made Clara’s heart

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