No matter what happened, it would be better to keep him informed just in case he was on the way home.

Irene pressed her phone against her ear. Her heart raced as she listened to the dial tone, wondering what he was doing and whether he would pick up.

Just as she thought that he was not going to pick up, the call was answered.

"Hello, who is this?" A strange woman's voice appeared on the other side of the line.

Stunned at first, Irene immediately recovered and said, "I... I am one of the servants of the Woods family... I'm looking for Mr. Lucas..."

"Oh, a servant? Lucas is drunk so he's spending the night at my place," Kasey said. "Which servant are you? Have I met you before?"

Panicking, Irene was at a loss for words. "N- No."

"You sound young! How old are you?" Kasey asked suspiciously.

Sensing the hostility in Kasey's voice, Irene's heart sank as she would lose her job if she crossed Kasey.

If she had known that Kasey would come to the phone, she would have never made that c