Madelyn hung up the phone without answering. She sent another message: [Sorry, wrong number.]

Shortly after, Madelyn's phone ran out of battery and shut down. When she tried to charge it, the charging port was broken; it did not respond when connected to her phone.

Madelyn heard a vibration from the bedside table and was not sure what it was. She opened the drawer and found the pink phone Zach had given her. She quickly turned it off, grabbed her old phone, and asked a servant to take it for repair.

At 6:00 p.m., Zach finished his last meeting of the day and stepped out of the meeting room. He hurriedly checked his phone. Apart from some news notifications and a few insignificant calls, nothing else was incoming.

"What has she been doing all day in the villa?" Zach murmured.

While following behind Zach, Kevin could tell from his displeased tone that something was amiss. Once inside the CEO's office, Zach threw the meeting documents onto his desk.

Kevin reported, "Ms. Jent had not