I was about to call the police.
” Miley spoke with a note of panic.
Ste averted her gaze.
She fabricated a casual lie.
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I found a nearby hotel in Fairwa and spent the night there.
”
“Why couldn’t I reach you on the phone then?”
Ste retrieved her phone and attempted to power it on, but the screen remained ck.
“It ran out of battery.
”
“You frightened me!” Miley admonished her with concern.
“From now on, always carry a power bank with you when you go out.
Don’t make it impossible for me to reach you.
”
Ste nodded obediently, refraining from offering any retorts.
After exchanging a few more words with her, Miley headed to work.
Following breakfast, Ste began working on her designs.
Once the initial draft waspleted, she meticulously marked the required materials and then proceeded to refine the design on her drawing board.
Since Matthew had suggested she take a day off to work from home, she was determined toplete the task as swiftly as possible.
Ste finally finished the final sample drawing by evening.
She stretched her weary body.
At that moment, her phone buzzed, signaling a new message from Maverick.
He inquired, “What are you doing right now?”
Ste nced at the message on her phone and knit her brows in mild perplexity.
Over the past few days, Maverick had been inquiring about her activities at odd intervals, leaving her increasingly baffled by the man’s intentions.
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With her design sketches spread out across the table, Ste responded sinctly, “I’m preparing for the designpetition.
”
She selected a sketch from her collection and forwarded it to him before cing her phone aside to focus on her work.
She half-expected that Maverick would cease his correspondence once he knew she was preupied.
However, her phone buzzed again shortly thereafter.