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Chapter 573
At nine thirty, Gavin checked the time and walked over to Chris.
“I’m heading out to pick up Wendy
Chris gave a quiet acknowledgment, but his gaze lingered on Gavin’s usually unreadable face.
“ Ms. Scott asked me to go,” Gavin added evenly. “But I’m guessing it was Wendy’s idea p>
Chris gave him a meaningful look.
“Did I ask you to explain p>
For the briefest moment, Gavin looked caught off guard.
Then his expression returned to its usual cool indifference, and he turned toward the building where he lived on the estate.
He went upstairs, opened a drawer, and took out a set of car keys.
Then he headed for the garage.
There were more than fifty cars in Blackwood Manor’s garage.
One of them belonged to Gavin personally, though he rarely drove it.
“Heading out, Mr. Lincoln p>
The security guards greeted him respectfully.
It wasn’t only because Gavin was Chris’s right–hand man.
Everyone also knew how dangerous he was in a fight.
With his sharp features and striking looks, he could easily have passed for an actor.
But Gavin had earned the guards‘ respect with his fists, not his face.
One of them immediately held out the keys to the car Gavin usually drove.
Gavin glanced at them but didn’t take them.
“I’m taking my own car p>
The guard paused.
Gavin only drove his personal car when he was handling something private.
And as far as they knew, Gavin rarely had any personal business to deal with.
He drove out of Blackwood Manor and followed the long, tree–lined road down the mountain. Tall sycamores lined both sides, their bare branches standing out against the snow.
Before he left, Winter had told him Wendy was covering an event at the Lanson International Center.
By the time he arrived, the conference was still underway.
The plaza outside was nearly empty.
He rolled down the window and reached into the console for a pack of cigarettes.
He tapped the pack against the armrest until one slid out, caught it between his lips, and flicked his lighter.
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A moment later, pale smoke drifted out through the open window.
After a few drags, something seemed to cross his mind.
His brow tightened.
He unbuckled his seat belt, got out, and walked over to a nearby cigarette disposal post to put it out.
When he returned to the car, he lowered the other three windows as well and turned on the ventilation.
The car was quiet.
So quiet that he could hear the faint hum of air moving through the vents.
Gavin pulled the high collar of his jacket up to his jaw and leaned back against the seat.
He closed his eyes, intending to rest without thinking about anything.
And yet, for some reason, the silence felt strangely loud.
A little while later, movement near the main entrance caught his attention.
Gavin opened his eyes and looked over.
People were beginning to file out of the conference hall.
He took out his phone and opened his recent calls.
His thumb scrolled down the screen.
And kept scrolling.
By the time he reached calls from the previous month, he still hadn’t found the number he wanted.
Gavin frowned.
He opened his contacts instead and dragged his thumb quickly down the list until he reached W.
Then he slowed down.
Wendy.
He stared at her name for two seconds before tapping the call button.
Inside the conference hall, Wendy and her coworkers were packing up their interview equipment.
“Wendy, your phone’s ringing,” one of them called p>
“Oh. Thanks. ”
She placed the microphone in its case, then hurried over to where she had left her bag.
She unzipped it and pulled out her phone.
The caller ID read:
“The One Guy I Can’t Get”
Wendy froze for two full seconds.
Then she sucked in a sharp breath and pressed a hand to her chest as her heart started pounding.
Since it was a formal event, she was dressed in a black suit over a crisp white blouse, with her hair pulled into a neat low ponytail.
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She looked polished, composed, and completely professional.
At least she had until she saw who was calling.
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