"Sorry, I don't know.” The receptionist shook her head. "Ms. Raines, you may call Mr. Chase."
Sydney gave a smile. "Okay, thank you."
Then she turned around and walked out of the company.
When Sydney got into her car, she took out her phone and dialed Luke’s number.
However, what came from the phone was not Luke's voice, but a cold mechanical female voice. "Sorry! The subscriber you've dialed is power off. Please try again later..."
Sydney frowned and put down her phone.
'It's strange.'
■Why does Luke turn off his phone?'
■What the hell is wrong with him?’
Biting her lower lip, Sydney stretched out her finger to tap the screen. This time she called Mrs. Chase.
Mrs. Chase didn't turn off her phone and answered Sydney's call quickly.
Her soft voice came from the phone. "Hey, Syd. What's up?"
Sydney smiled and replied, "Hi, Auntie. I want to ask you something."
"What do you want to ask?" Sitting on the sofa, Mrs. Chase was sipping her coffee gracefully.
Sydney leaned back on the seat. "Is Luke at home?" "Luke?" Mrs. Chase shook her head. "He's not at home. He should be in the company now." "But he's not in the company," Sydney rubbed her temple and said.
Mrs. Chase put down her coffee. "He is not at the company?"
"No.-
Mrs. Chase thought for a while. "Perhaps he has gone out to socialize or inspect the factory. You may give him a call."
"I called him, but his phone has been turned off," Sydney said helplessly, holding her forehead.
Mrs. Chase shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I don’t know where he is. Luke is very stubborn sometimes. If he wants to hide, no one can find him. By the way, do you mean that he suddenly disappears and that you can't find him? Did you quarrel?" Sydney replied blankly, "No, we didn't quarrel. He called me, and we chatted happily. But somehow, he became upset, and then I couldn't contact him. So, I'm very confused."
"What did you talk about? Can you tell me? I can help you analyze it," Mrs. Chase suggested.
Sydney nodded in agreement, and then she roughly told Mrs. Chase what she had talked about with Luke
After listening to her words, Mrs. Chase fell silent suddenly.
Sydney had a sinking feeling. "Why don't you speak? Did I really offend Luke?"
"No." Mrs. Chase smiled, but she felt helpless. "You didn't offend him. It’s his own problem."
"His own problem?" Sydney tilted her head, feeling more and more confused. She asked, "You know why he became upset, right?"
"Well, he knew that he missed something he wanted again." Mrs. Chase sighed." Actually, I have asked him to be brave and not to conceal his feelings. But he doesn't listen to me. Now, he becomes hopeless again. It's all his own problem."
"Mrs. Chase..." Hearing Mrs. Chase's words, Sydney felt a little shocked. She seemed to have guessed something, but she wasn't very sure.
Mrs. Chase added, "Well, Syd, don't worry about Luke. Leave him alone. He will come back after a while. I'll hang up. I have an appointment with my friends to go out for beauty treatment. It’s almost time."
"Okay, bye." Sydney nodded.
After hanging up, she threw her phone onto the co-pilot seat and raised her hand to rub the bridge of her nose.
'Don't worry about Luke?'
'How could it be possible?'
'Luke and I grew up together and have been friends for more than 20 years. It seems that he became upset due to me. If I leave him alone, I'll feel guilty. I cannot pretend that nothing has happened.’
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