Chapter 136

"I'll call now to check," Linda suggested.

Jeanna quickly intervened. "No need for that, Linda. I've already tried calling her multiple times, but all I get is a busy signal."

Jeanna's anxiety intensified. Under normal circumstances, Sophie would have already been home by this time, especially since she had promised to call upon her arrival. But now, she was nowhere to be found.

Acting on impulse, Jeanna paid the taxi driver and exited the vehicle.

"Ask the driver where he is. I'm on Southgleam Road, he can pick me up here."

"Alright, wait a moment."

Linda hung up and confirmed the driver's location, only to learn he had already reached the Bohemian Apartment.

"I rang the bell for a long time, but no one answered." The driver's robust voice made Linda worry, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Stay at the apartment entrance and keep ringing the bell. I'm on my way."

Jeanna crossed the road, anxiously awaiting Linda's call. Just as she began to worry about the delay, her p