Awake for Love: My Coma Bridegroom novel Chapter 72

Violette froze in her tracks.

The moment she realized her phone had been stolen, she was ready to give chase.

But after a couple of steps, she remembered she was pregnant and abruptly stopped. She quickly turned around and headed back into her apartment complex.

About an hour later, Lacey made a call to Elijah.

"Sir, Ms. Dennis' phone got swiped while she was out walking. I went with her to report it to the police, but they said it might be a tough job to get it back. Ms. Dennis came back with red eyes, said there were a whole bunch of important files on her phone. She seems pretty cut up about it all and is in her room now."

Observing the situation, Lacey felt disheartened and considered that if she informed Elijah, he might be able to leverage his influence and assist in retrieving the phone.

In reality, Lacey wasn't certain if Violette was actually crying in her room, she just said that hoping to stir up some sympathy from Elijah.

Elijah had a dinner date with Derek that night.

He was already at the restaurant they'd agreed on and Derek would be arriving soon.

After taking Lacey's call, he didn't even take a minute to make a decision.

When Derek arrived at the restaurant and saw Joey, he frowned, "Where's your boss?"

"Mr. Marcia, I'm really sorry. He had to leave due to a family emergency. So he asked me to wait for you and explain." Joey said apologetically.

Derek chuckled, "What are the odds? He didn't just cook up an excuse because he didn't want to see me, did he?"

Joey: "Even if my boss didn't want to see you, he wouldn't run away. He's not scared of anybody."

Derek lounged in his chair, looking at Joey leisurely, "But as far as I know, he doesn't get along with his family. Who in his family could have an emergency that would make him ditch me?"

Joey: "His wife."

Derek didn’t know how to reply.

Joey: "I guess my boss wanted to meet with you possibly because of something about Violette. Mr. Marcia, even though it might not be my place to say, but I have to remind you, my boss is really into Violette. You'd do well to keep a respectable distance from her."

After a moment of thought, Derek said, "Joey, have you ever thought about changing jobs? I can offer you better pay."