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Chapter 165

Author: Anastasia Marie
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
In desperation, Serenity could only call the number with faint hope.

The call went through, but no one picked up. All she could hear was the beeping tone.

But she would not give up just yet. She called the number for a second time, then a third time...

Meanwhile, on the other end of the line, a few top executives were in Jackson Valor's CEO office, their attention fixed on the ringing cheap old phone. All the top executives knew that recently, the CEO had started to have two phones with him at all times. One was his usual phone, and the other was this curious cheap old mobile phone.

As for the phone's origin, the only person apart from Mr. Valor himself who knew about it would be Connor Gunn, his secretary. But if anyone asked Connor about it, the latter would just smile and refuse to say a single word about it.

Because of this, the top executives could not help but speculate about this strange phone.

In the past, Mr. Valor would instantly pick the phone up as soon as it rang,
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