Chapter 238
Chapter 238:
Kyson glanced at him with a cold snort. “The only thing you care about is food p>
Devin’s grin stiffened, but he still took a bite and muttered, “If you don’t want it, fine. No need to snap p>
Kyson ignored him and sat down, stretching his legs out and crossing them lazily. “Did Ryan leave p>
Devin paused, then answered with a more serious tone. “Mr. Owen is probably still in Aslesall. It looks like he won’t stop until he sees you p>
“Then let him p>
Devin blinked. “What p>
Kyson turned toward him — casual yet sharp, authority clear in his eyes. “He wants an answer. Give him one. Tell him I’ve gone overseas and won’t be back for ten days p>
Devin was even more baffled, and though he wanted to ask questions, one look at Kyson’s expression stopped him. Silently, he set the skewers down, took out his phone, and stepped aside.
“Sorry, Mr. Owen. Mr. Blake has an urgent overseas project and will be unavailable for the next few days. If you want to meet him, you’ll need to wait p>
Two seconds of silence followed on the line. “How long?” Ryan asked.
T𝗵𝗲 𝘮oѕt 𝗉𝗼р𝘶𝗅𝗮𝘳 n𝘰𝗏𝘦𝗅s 𝗈𝗻
“About ten days p>
“Okay.” His voice was calm. “Inform me when he returns p>
After the call ended, Ryan stared at his phone without moving.
Jarred, who had been reporting earlier, had heard everything. “Mr. Owen, I contacted Blake Group earlier today. There was no mention of Mr. Blake traveling p>
Ryan looked up. “So he’s avoiding me on purpose p>
“Well —” Jarred hesitated.
Ryan flipped his phone onto the table. The sound echoed sharply in the quiet room, his dark gaze unreadable. “Let’s see what kind of performance he has planned p>
At that moment, Ryan had no idea this would be the decision he would come to regret most.
The next morning, Kailey woke with a sense of dread.
Sitting up in bed, she buried her face in her hands and tried desperately to piece together the chaos from the night before. Fragments surfaced, but nothing was clear.
Just then, the door opened.
Her eyes flew open. She rolled over instantly and burrowed beneath the blanket.
Footsteps came closer. Then moved away. Then drew near again.
Why had it suddenly gone silent?
She cracked one eye open — and met a familiar, handsome face.
Kailey yelped without making a sound, covered her face with both hands, and scrambled upright with the blanket pulled tight around her. After a short pause, she bit her lip. “I thought you’d already left p>
Kyson raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t want to see me p>
“Of course I did!” She snapped, then yanked the blanket down stubbornly. “Do you know how badly you scared me p>
“Very much so,” Kyson replied with a bright, amused smile. “But if you weren’t pretending to be asleep, it wouldn’t have scared you at all, would it p>
Kailey’s eyes flicked everywhere except at Kyson. Before she could steady herself, heat rushed to her face. “I just needed a second to calm down before getting up. You came in too suddenly p>