Chapter Twenty Nine

Ethan rolled his eyes and exited her presence, walking in the direction of where he parked his car, which was just opposite the building. He got into the driver’s seat and did a few breathing exercises.

He started the car and took out his phone from his pocket, with the aim of buckling his seatbelt afterward, but he was distracted by the missed call notification he saw on the face of his phone. He had put it on silent mode while he was in the conference room.

It was his elder sister who called, so he decided to FaceTime her back.

Fedora picked up immediately, her face coming into view.

“Christ, Ethan! Where the hell are you?”

“What do you want, Fedora?”

“What do you mean by what do I want? You have been away for days and no one knows where you f****g are!”

“Where the hell are you? When are you coming back?”

“I don’t know!” he answered nonchalantly.

“You look lost, what the hell is going on, Ethan?”

“Can I call you back? I need some time alone,” he said, already regretting calling her