I pursed my lips and did not intend to stay here any longer. I repeated myself to Austin, "I'll be going first!"
I then walked out of the hall without waiting for his reply.
I heard Austin speaking in an unpleasant tone from behind me. "Am I busy? Hendrix, who's the one who stayed up all night? Who's the one who kept frowning after drinking all night?"
I felt myself go speechless.
I walked out of the hall and got into the car. As soon as I started the car, I got a call from Kelsey.
I turned off the engine and answer the phone, "What's wrong?"
"Are you coming back to Ucrebury? If you are, you'd better come today." She sounded serious as she spoke.
Surprised, I asked, "Is something the matter?"
She paused for a moment and replied, "I don't know how to say this. They haven't contacted you probably because they've been trying to hide this from you, but time will tell the truth.
Come back and take a look yourself. Whatever it is, you should know the reason."
For a moment, my brain felt like it had exploded, and my lungs crushed by something heavy that made it difficult to breathe. I took a deep breath and answered, "Did something happen to Monique?"
There was no answer. After a moment of silence, she said, "Come and have a look!"
"Okay!"
After I ended the call, I quickly booked a flight to Ucrebury. Luckily, it was still early, so the next flight from Jarold City to Ucrebury was in an hour.
Once I got my flight ticket settled, I started the car and saw Austin rushing out of the Granger Group and waving at my car.
I was surprised to see him and immediately stopped the car. I looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
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