Chapter 1624
Winona shot him a glare. While driving, she called Elysia Thorne.
“Elysia, have you made it to the hospital yet p>
“Almost there. Are you starving p>
“I am, but Keaton and I had to step out for something. If you don’t have anything else going on, could you just wait for us in the room for a bit p>
Elysia was curious. “You went out p>
“Yeah. We probably won’t be back for about forty minutes p>
“Alright, I’ll wait for you in the room then p>
“Okay, thanks p>
As she hung up, Keaton couldn’t help but speak again. “Will we really be back in forty minutes p>
“Yes p>
Keaton glanced at the GPS. “It’s another ten minutes to City Hall, and half an hour from there back to the hospital. Are you not planning to spend any time talking to Beatrix p>
Winona replied, “Meeting her won’t take long p>
Just as Keaton was about to say more, Winona’s phone rang. It was her agent.
Her agent was speechless about her secretly running back to Jindale City and launched into a tirade.
Winona put on a placating smile. “Allen, you’re the best. I knew you could handle it. Mwah p>
Allen was fuming. “You are going to be the death of me! My little nightmare! You could have at least told me before you left p>
“You personally agreed yesterday to have dinner with the brand partner today. Their young master flew back from abroad just to meet you, and you just disappeared p>
“For heaven’s sake, you just stood up the son of a major sponsor p>
Winona blinked, finally remembering. I’m so sorry, Allen, I completely forgot about the dinner! Something urgent came up in Jindale City, and I left in too much of a hurry. Please, cover for me. Tell him I’ll make it up to him personally next time we have a chance to meet p>
Allen sighed dramatically. “What could possibly be so urgent that you had to rush back overnight p>
Just as Winona was about to invent an excuse, Keaton suddenly spoke up.
“I suddenly felt sick, so she came back to see me. Stop giving her a hard time. I’ll handle the fallout. Just bill it to me p>
Winona’s eyes widened. p>
Her agent was stunned for a long moment before regaining her composure. “Is this… Mr. Huber p>
Keaton gave a light chuckle. “It’s me, Allen. Nice to meet you p>
The agent scrambled to respond. “Hello, hello, Mr. Huber! What happened? I saw online that you were hospitalized p>
Keaton said, “Just a small thing. Lost my appetite lately, that’s all p>
Agent: “Oh p>
Even for a top agent known for her quick thinking, this was baffling.
Winona sneaking back to Jindale City for Keaton was shocking enough! If he had some
life-threatening illness, her rushing back out of friendship would be
understandable.
But he just lost his
appetite?
What kind of relationship was this? She secretly rushes back to see him because he lost his appetite p>
Winona knew exactly what her agent
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was thinking and felt a headache coming on. She cut in, “I mainly came back to see Janelle. Allen, please just handle things with the sponsor’s son. I have something to deal with here so I’ll talk to you later, okay p>
“Wait a minute,” Keaton interjected again. “Why don’t you give me the sponsor’s son’s contact
el:
I’ll call him personally
to apologize on Winona’s behalf.
Agent: p>
Why did that sound so menacing?
And so… possessive!
Her instincts screamed at her not to let him get involved.
The agent quickly said, “No, no, that’s not necessary! I can explain things on my end. Please rest well, Mr. Huber. I wish you a speedy recovery p>
Keaton chuckled. “From now on, if she has any issues, you can just come to me. Oh, and by the way, Winona isn’t your nightmare. She’s mine p>
Agent: “Huh p>
Keaton emphasized, “Winona is *my* nightmare. Mine p>
Agent: p>
After hanging up, the agent immediately texted Winona.
[My dear girl, what is the DEAL with you and Mr. Huber p>
[Hold on, wait. You’re *his* nightmare now. I guess I can’t call you my nightmare anymore p>
[No, that’s not right. He said you’re *his* nightmare, not mine. So I’m not allowed to call you that p>